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Historic Earthquake
1935 Iran Earthquake
11 April 1935 · Kevsut, Alborz · Iran
On 11 April 1935 at 23:14 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Iran (Kevsut, Alborz), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 690 people.
- Date
- 11 April 1935
- Time
- 23:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 690
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
- Nearest Volcano
- Damavand (155 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20042004 Baladeh Earthquake · M 6.335 deaths
- 1983Tehran, Damavond · M 4.930 deaths
- 19701970 Maraveh Tappeh Earthquake · M 6.7220 deaths
- 19571957 Sangchal Earthquake · M 6.61,100 deaths
- 19531953 Torud Earthquake · M 6.6970 deaths
- 1944Gorgan · M 5.220 deaths
- 1935Alborz · M 6.060 deaths
- 1932Torbet-I-Kheydarly · M 5.41,070 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth