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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, on December 26, 2003, at 05:27 local time, an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck southeastern Iran's Kerman Province. The epicenter of the earthquake, with a depth of 10 km, was near the city of Bam, 180 km southeast of the provincial capital of Kerman and 975 km southeast of Tehran.






On January 8, at a donor conference in Bam, the IFRC and the U.N. launched joint appeals to address emergency needs. The IFRC appealed for $42 million, which includes the previous appeal of $12.3 million, to assist as many as 210,000 people for up to 8 months. The U.N. appealed for $31.3 million for relief and rehabilitation for the next 90 days. The ceremony was attended by 140 representatives from the U.N., foreign governments, International Organizations, NGOs, journalists, and the USAID/DART.
The IFRC Appeal includes $12.3 million for shelter, $3.3 million for clothing, $4.3 million for food and seeds, $5.1 million for water and sanitation, $5.2 million for health, $298,000 for teaching materials, $4.3 million for utensils and tools, and $16.1 million for equipment, program support, and administrative services.
The U.N. Flash Appeal includes $2.5 million for food and logistics, $5.7 million for water and sanitation, $6.3 million for health and nutrition, $3.7 million for the protection of children and women, $3.9 million for education, $200,000 for cultural heritage, $2.5 million for shelter, and $261,610 for coordination and security.
According to UN OCHA, more than 44 countries sent personnel to assist in rescue and relief operations in Bam.
On January 13, UN OCHA reported that 60 countries had pledged assistance to Iran to date.
ESTMIATED USG EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO IRAN

Implementing
Partner Activity Location Amount
USAID/DART ASSISTANCE
USAID* Logistics and commodities Earthquake-affected regions $1,421,785
IFRC Contribution to Preliminary Appeal for commodities Earthquake-affected regions $600,000
UN OCHA Coordination Earthquake-affected regions $211,610
USAR* Urban search and rescue team support Earthquake-affected regions $668,200
FEMA* Medical assistance team support Earthquake-affected regions $720,000
Administrative Earthquake-affected regions $81,050
TOTAL USAID/OFDA EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO IRAN $3,702,645
DOD ASSISTANCE
DOD* Commodities and air transportation Earthquake-affected regions $2,012,285
TOTAL DOD EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO IRAN $2,012,285
TOTAL USG EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO IRAN $5,714,930
*These represent estimated costs as of January 15, 2004