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Historic Earthquake
1928 Iran Earthquake
21 August 1928 · Shirvan · Iran
On 21 August 1928 at 19:02 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Iran (Shirvan), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 30 people.
- Date
- 21 August 1928
- Time
- 19:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 30
- 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