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Historic Earthquake
1931 Zangezur Earthquake
27 April 1931 · Zangezur, Nakhitchevan · Armenia
On 27 April 1931 at 16:50 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Armenia (Zangezur, Nakhitchevan), at a depth of 22 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 286 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2,890 people. It is the 77th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 27 April 1931
- Time
- 16:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 22 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2,890
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Armenia
- Nearest Volcano
- Tskhouk-Karckar (60 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