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Historic Earthquake
1932 Iran Earthquake
20 May 1932 · Torbet-I-Kheydarly · Iran
On 20 May 1932 at 19:16 UTC, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Iran (Torbet-I-Kheydarly), at a depth of 12 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 1,070 people.
- Date
- 20 May 1932
- Time
- 19:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.4
- Depth
- 12 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,070
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
- Nearest Volcano
- Damavand (136 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