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Historic Earthquake
1947 Dustabad Earthquake
23 September 1947 · Dustabad · Iran
On 23 September 1947 at 12:28 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Iran (Dustabad), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 500 people.
- Date
- 23 September 1947
- Time
- 12:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 500
- 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