Strong earthquake of M 6.3 hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station!

Earthquake was shallow one around 10 km depth ..

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in south-west Iran, not far from the country's only nuclear power station, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.

Initial reports on state media say three people have died.

Posts on social media in the region said people felt the quake across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

Iran's nuclear programme has roused concern among major powers that Tehran wants to build nuclear weapons - a charge Iran strongly denies.

The USGS said the quake struck at 11:52 GMT at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), some 90km from Bushehr city, near to the power plant.

Iran's seismological centre in Bushehr province, linked to Tehran University, registered a 6.1 magnitude quake close to the town of Kaki, some 60 miles south of Bushehr.

www.bbc.co.uk...

Magnitude Mw 6.3
Region SOUTHERN IRAN
Date time 2013-04-09 11:52:50.0 UTC
Location 28.48 N ; 51.58 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 269 km N of Manama, Bahrain / pop: 147,074 / local time: 14:52:50.0 2013-04-09
90 km SE of Bandar Būshehr, Iran / pop: 165,377 / local time: 16:22:50.0 2013-04-09

www.emsc-csem.org...






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Well that definitely seems suspicious.

reply to post by jjkenobi


What really adds some spice to the "Suspicious" factor is that they are opening a new uranium-processing facility today, and have marked it as "National Nuclear Day".

www.cnn.com...

Pass the tin foil please.

Peace

Also we have many aftershocks there ..

www.emsc-csem.org...

2013-04-09 13:30:51.013min ago 28.63 N 51.72 E 60 4.8 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 13:03:29.040min ago 28.55 N 51.72 E 52 4.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:58:32.045min ago 28.41 N 51.42 E 15 3.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:52:56.850min ago 28.43 N 51.48 E 28 4.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:47:52.055min ago 28.59 N 51.73 E 40 4.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:41:10.01hr 02min ago 28.52 N 51.71 E 51 4.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:31:37.91hr 12min ago 28.41 N 51.47 E 18 4.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:18:11.51hr 25min ago 28.52 N 51.45 E 36 4.2 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:15:12.21hr 28min ago 28.40 N 51.56 E 26 4.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:05:39.01hr 38min ago 28.44 N 51.61 E 10 5.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 11:52:50.01hr 51min ago 28.48 N 51.58 E 10 6.3 SOUTHERN IRAN

Most likely a rock burst.

I live in a huge mining center on the Canadian shield. We dont get earthquakes but we do get rock bursts. Just pressure buildup in the rocks and then it produces an event that feels like an earthquake.

We get them every few years or so. Most of the time they are between 3 and 4 on the richter scale but we have had the odd one climb up to 5-6. They usually dont cause much damage because they are momentary. The average rockburst happens between 2000-6000 ft below surface.

Heres a clip from the local paper from a rock burst in the 80s that killed miners.

link

Command and Conquer

Bushehr: Operation Partisans' Challenge Version 1.5

www.cnclabs.com...

Iran is very dangerous area for devastating earthquakes ..

Last strong one of M 6.6 kill more of 26 000 people ..

Date December 26, 2003
Magnitude 6.6 Mw
Depth 10 kilometres (6.213712 mi)[1]
Epicenter 29.004°N 58.337°E[1]
Countries or regions Iran
Casualties 26,271 people dead[2] and 30,000 injured[1]

The 2003 Bam earthquake was a major earthquake that struck Bam and the surrounding Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 1:56 AM UTC (5:26 AM Iran Standard Time) on Friday, December 26, 2003. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 6.6; estimated by the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was particularly destructive, with the death toll amounting to 26,271 people and injuring an additional 30,000.

en.wikipedia.org...

NUCLEAR!!!

LOLOLOLOL!!

Iran Earthquake Strikes Near Nuclear Plant
3:41pm UK, Tuesday 09 April 2013

Four people have been killed in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck near Bushehr in southern Iran, according to state TV.

The epicentre of the quake was Kaki, 60 miles south of Bushehr - home to the country's only nuclear power station.

The Russian company that built the plant said the quake had been felt there but operations had not been affected.

"The earthquake in no way affected the normal situation at the reactor. Personnel continue to work in the normal regime and radiation levels are fully within the norm," Russian state news agency RIA quoted an official at Atomstroyexport as saying.

Fereydoon Hasanvand, the governor of the port city, confirmed that "no damage at all has been caused" to the reactor.

news.sky.com...

I almost posted a thread on this but after a couple of private messages I found it was because of this thread, my apologies to the mods.

For me this earthquake comes just after US secretary of State warned Iran that time was running out re the nuclear talks.

Was this a Harrp warning?

Seems so odd its right next to a nuclear power plant....Hmmmm

Originally posted by MariaLida
Also we have many aftershocks there ..

www.emsc-csem.org...

2013-04-09 13:30:51.013min ago 28.63 N 51.72 E 60 4.8 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 13:03:29.040min ago 28.55 N 51.72 E 52 4.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:58:32.045min ago 28.41 N 51.42 E 15 3.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:52:56.850min ago 28.43 N 51.48 E 28 4.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:47:52.055min ago 28.59 N 51.73 E 40 4.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:41:10.01hr 02min ago 28.52 N 51.71 E 51 4.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:31:37.91hr 12min ago 28.41 N 51.47 E 18 4.1 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:18:11.51hr 25min ago 28.52 N 51.45 E 36 4.2 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:15:12.21hr 28min ago 28.40 N 51.56 E 26 4.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 12:05:39.01hr 38min ago 28.44 N 51.61 E 10 5.4 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 11:52:50.01hr 51min ago 28.48 N 51.58 E 10 6.3 SOUTHERN IRAN

edit on 9-4-2013 by MariaLida because: (no reason given)

More aftershocks ..

2013-04-09 15:26:18.644min ago 28.49 N 51.74 E 34 3.6 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 15:17:40.053min ago 28.54 N 51.51 E 18 3.8 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 15:05:47.01hr 04min ago 28.32 N 51.77 E 10 4.0 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 14:48:24.71hr 22min ago 28.36 N 51.87 E 12 3.9 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 14:44:55.01hr 25min ago 28.50 N 51.66 E 20 4.8 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 14:22:27.01hr 48min ago 28.44 N 51.40 E 35 3.7 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 14:16:53.01hr 53min ago 28.42 N 51.52 E 33 3.6 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 14:00:44.12hr 09min ago 28.29 N 51.59 E 33 3.5 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 13:42:12.42hr 28min ago 28.90 N 51.70 E 36 3.6 SOUTHERN IRAN
2013-04-09 13:36:37.02hr 34min ago 28.47 N 51.65 E 18 4.0 SOUTHERN IRAN

The death count has risen to 30 and injury count to 800

www.reuters.com...

A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 30 people and injuring 800 as it devastated small villages, state media reported.

Wow! Hope they dont have nearly as many nuke reactors as US!

What would it be like if a quake hits near the Northeasts (many) reactors??

My thoughts are with the family's that have lost someone during this earthquake in Iran.

Could this do any damage to their reactor building?

Originally posted by Mclaneinc
I almost posted a thread on this but after a couple of private messages I found it was because of this thread, my apologies to the mods.

For me this earthquake comes just after US secretary of State warned Iran that time was running out re the nuclear talks.

Was this a Harrp warning?

Seems so odd its right next to a nuclear power plant....Hmmmm

From all what I know about eartquekes never see any connection that HAARP create
EQ's but you never know ..

Some things are really unusual, a few days ago we had a EQ border area of three countries and we all know how tense situation is in North Korea ..

2013-04-05 13:00:00.9 11min ago 42.92 N 131.26 E 554 6.2 E. RUSSIA-N.E.- CHINA BORDER REG.- N.E NORTH KOREA

Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time

Friday, April 05, 2013 at 13:00:02 UTC
Saturday, April 06, 2013 at 12:00:02 AM at epicenter

Location 42.713°N, 131.105°E
Depth 561.9 km (349.2 miles)
Region EASTERN RUSSIA-N.E. CHINA BORDER REGION
Distances

84 km (52 miles) SW (233°) from Vladivostok, Russia
129 km (80 miles) E (97°) from Yanji, Jilin, China
138 km (86 miles) NE (45°) from Chongjin, North Korea

earthquake.usgs.gov...



But what mostly surprise me is two very strong EQ's of M 7.7 at Queen Charlotte Fault, 28-10.2012 & 5-1-2013 ..

EQ's were a very strong also very similar magnitude, if you have possibility to choose best area to release very big energy or pressure between Pacific and North American plates on west coast that would be exactly that area ....

Despite the earthquake's large magnitude, no major structural damage was reported from any of the population centres in the vicinity. This can be explained by the remoteness of the tremor's epicentre. No casualties or major injuries were recorded from the quake, likely due to the sparsely populated nature of the region ..

Also "dangerous" areas at west coast CA they were really spared in last years or decades that is unusual also for history of that area, but very strong and possible catastrophic EQ will probably come there in times ahead and I'm positive about that especially after specified EQ's ..

But like I already say "who knows" is hard to say, also I know we are in stronger seizmic activity also that areas have most possibility in this time to be hit with stronger earthquakes, so just can't see connection and I don't believe that HAARP causes EQ's ..

Earthquake reported to kill dozens in southern Iran, unfortunately at least 31 people died in the quake
April 9, 2013, 9:48 a.m.

www.latimes.com...

TEHRAN -- A powerful earthquake shook southern Iran on Tuesday afternoon, killing dozens of people and devastating entire towns, Iranian media reported.

At least 31 people died in the quake, including three victims under a collapsed house in the small town of Shanbe, according to Fars News Agency and the Tabnak news website. State media reported at least 20 were killed. Earlier news reports had put the death toll at three or four people.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has killed at least 37 people and injured 850 in south-west Iran, officials say.

www.bbc.co.uk...

The quake was felt across the Gulf in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

Some 10,000 people are thought to live in the affected area in more than 50 villages, two of which have reportedly been completely levelled.

Bushehr's governor says 700 houses have been damaged and 200 families affected.

reply to post by MariaLida


Some more info about Iran eartquekes history ..

In last 100 years; 126,000 deaths

mceer.buffalo.edu...

Last 110 earthquakes, Mar 09, 2013 - Apr 09, 2013

www.iiees.ac.ir...









The Rudbar-Tarom earthquake, June 20, 1990

manuelberberian.com...

reply to post by metaldemon2000


I live in Sudbury too
The rock burst in 1984 was a 3.1.
Rockbursts rarely reach 4 on the scale and have not been recorded to 5 or 6.
There is a good article here
geogroup.utoronto.ca...

Page 6 has information on Richter scale readings of rock bursts.

This is most interesting. Although first thought is to say its some western device planted to set up a fukushima, i think its just coincidence.

Nevertheless this can be used by the west to send in "help" after we "detect radiation" near some of our bases in iraq, etc.