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Historic Earthquake
1945 Iran Earthquake
11 May 1945 · Garmsar, Kerand · Iran
On 11 May 1945 at 20:17 UTC, an earthquake struck Iran (Garmsar, Kerand). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 469 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 20 people.
- Date
- 11 May 1945
- Time
- 20:17 UTC
- Deaths
- 20
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
- Nearest Volcano
- Damavand (84 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 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