Research Article

Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP

Table 3

Major earthquakes in Qazvin.

Earthquake year (A.D.)Magnitude of earthquake according to Richter scaleLevel of damage

8645.2Happened in Rey and sensed strongly in Qazvin
9587.7Happened in Taleghan and sensed up to almost 400 km from the zero point of the earthquake
11196.5Happened in Qazvin city, killed many and caused great destruction
12267.2Happened in the region between Ray to Qazvin, destroyed this region and killed many souls
16087.6Destroyed the area of Alamoot and Taleghan
18085.9Destroyed the whole west arena of Mazandaran and Taleghan and also some buildings in Qazvin city
19015.4Happened in Qazvin region
19627.2Destroyed the Boein-Zahra region in the south-side of Qazvin
19907.7It shook a vast area in the west part of Alborz and caused full destruction of Roodbar, Manjil, Loshan, and about 300 villages