Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP

Table 3

Major earthquakes in Qazvin.

Earthquake year (A.D.)	Magnitude of earthquake according to Richter scale	Level of damage
864	5.2	Happened in Rey and sensed strongly in Qazvin
958	7.7	Happened in Taleghan and sensed up to almost 400 km from the zero point of the earthquake
1119	6.5	Happened in Qazvin city, killed many and caused great destruction
1226	7.2	Happened in the region between Ray to Qazvin, destroyed this region and killed many souls
1608	7.6	Destroyed the area of Alamoot and Taleghan
1808	5.9	Destroyed the whole west arena of Mazandaran and Taleghan and also some buildings in Qazvin city
1901	5.4	Happened in Qazvin region
1962	7.2	Destroyed the Boein-Zahra region in the south-side of Qazvin
1990	7.7	It shook a vast area in the west part of Alborz and caused full destruction of Roodbar, Manjil, Loshan, and about 300 villages