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Historic Earthquake
Kars Earthquake of 1926
22 October 1926 · Armenia
On 22 October 1926 at 19:59 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Armenia, at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 314 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 400 people.
- Date
- 22 October 1926
- Time
- 19:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 400
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Armenia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Aragats (58 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