This strike-slip event damaged and destroyed a number of small villages in a sparsely populated region near the Alborz mountain range.

The Iranian Strong Motion Network provided data by which seismologists determined the type and extent of the slip as well as the peak ground acceleration.

The northern Iran region near the Alborz mountains contains numerous reverse and left-lateral strike-slip faults that lie to the south of the Caspian Sea.

The unreinforced stone masonry or adobe homes are sometimes overloaded single story structures with flat wooden roofs with steel beams.

To focus on the association between the macroseismic effects and the instrumental intensity for the 2010 event, seismologists Mohammad P. Shahvar and Mehdi Zaré conducted a field investigation and interviews.

[8] Interior Minister, Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, along with other government officials and members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), visited Kuh Zar the following day.