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1923 Iran Earthquake
17 September 1923 · Qaleh Jaq Kmen, Bodzhnurd · Iran
On 17 September 1923 at 07:09 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Iran (Qaleh Jaq Kmen, Bodzhnurd). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 157 people.
- Date
- 17 September 1923
- Time
- 07:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 157
- Plate
- Eurasian 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