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Historic Earthquake
1923 Iran Earthquake
25 May 1923 · Turbat-Haklari · Iran
On 25 May 1923 at 22:21 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran (Turbat-Haklari), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 439 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2,200 people. It is the 96th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 25 May 1923
- Time
- 22:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,200
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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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