Introduction
The Mormori (Abdanan, Ilam Earthquake of 18 August 2014 earthquake (Mw6.2) occurred in 7:02
a.m. (local time) (2:32 a.m. GMT) in 37Km to Dehloran, 15km to Abdanan nearby the small town of
Mormori, between the Ilam and Khuzestan Provinces of SW Iran (Figures 1, 2 and 3). The Earthquake
had two foreshocks in 17 August 2014; one in 15:45h with mb4.6 and another in 19:17h with mb4.8.
These two foreshocks caused the evacuation of people and fortunately during the mainshock (7:02
a.m. the day after) nobody has been killed. The damages were reported to be about 250 injured
people and about 12000 homeless. About 2500 tents have been distributed in the meizoseismal
zone by Iranian Red Crescent Society. The earthquake occurred nearby the Balarud east-west
directed fault (a part of the Zagros Mountain Front Flexure; ZMFF) and the Dalpari fault (NW-SE
trend) that is traced about 10km to the west of the epicenter.