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Historic Earthquake
1913 Iran Earthquake
24 March 1913 · Teyhan · Iran
On 24 March 1913 at 10:34 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Iran (Teyhan). It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 19 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 11 people.
- Date
- 24 March 1913
- Time
- 10:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Deaths
- 11
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Iran
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth