Previous Quakes
The region of Zarand is close to an active fault, known as the Kuhbanan fault in the north east of the city. Its trend is northwest-southeast and its length is 160 km.
Zarand has been hit by several quakes in the last 70 years, with the oldest recorded one going back to 1933.
On December 21, 1977, the area was hit by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake leaving 521 dead and 3 villages completely destroyed. On December 26, 2003, another devastating earthquake happened in Bam, 200 km southwest of Zarand, which is in the same province.
Read more about this topic: 2005 Zarand Earthquake
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