The tremors were felt strongly in Shiraz and Kazeron. The total population of the stricken area is about 17,000 to 18,000 living in some 40 small villages. The largest village is Richi with a population of less than 1,000. The population is a mix of Farsi speaking and Ghashghai settled nomads. Most of the residents have relatives in the vicinity of Shiraz and Kazeron.
People make their living from agriculture and from work in the adjacent cities.
No precise figure is yet available for the extent of damage to houses, schools, medical centres, irrigation systems and roads. In Richi, where the damage is considered to have been very severe, the school has totally collapsed but the medical centre is functional. The DTF estimates that over one thousand houses need to be rebuilt. Water pipes are all damaged but are being promptly repaired. Power lines are reconnected.