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Historic Earthquake
1909 Borujerd Earthquake
23 January 1909 · Silakor · Iran
On 23 January 1909 at 02:48 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Iran (Silakor), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 291 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 5,500 people. It is the 51st deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 23 January 1909
- Time
- 02:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5,500
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20062006 Borujerd Earthquake · M 6.170 deaths
- 20042004 Baladeh Earthquake · M 6.335 deaths
- 20022002 Buin Zahra Earthquake · M 6.5261 deaths
- 1978Masjed-E-Soleyman · M 6.176 deaths
- 19621962 Buin Zahra Earthquake · M 7.212,225 deaths
- 19581958 Firuzabad Earthquake · M 6.7132 deaths
- 19571957 Farsinaj Earthquake · M 6.51,200 deaths
- 1935Alborz · M 6.060 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth