Although the Iranian government had distributed more than 800 seismographs throughout the country, few had been placed in the Qayen region due to its desert climate and the remoteness of the area.
Meskipun pemerintah Iran telah mendistribusikan lebih dari 800 seismograf di seluruh penjuru negeri, hanya ada sedikit seismograf yang telah ditempatkan di Wilayah Qayen karena iklim padang pasir dan keterpencilan daerahnya.