Which seismic zone triggered the 2010 Indiana earthquake?
New Madrid Seismic Zone The New Madrid Seismic Zone (pronounced ), sometimes called the New Madrid Fault Line, is a major seismic zone and a prolific source of intraplate earthquakes (earthquakes within a tectonic plate) in the southern and midwestern United States, stretching to the southwest from New Madrid, Missouri.
2005 Zarand earthquake The 2005 Zarand earthquake affected several villages in the Kerman province of Iran on February 22 at . The shock measured 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ("Severe"). Zarand is located 740 km southeast of Tehran. The maximum recorded peak ground acceleration was 0.51 "g" at Shirinrud dam. The United States' National Earthquake Information Center and the Belgian' Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters both show that 612 died and 1,411 were injured in the event.