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Historic Earthquake
1950 Iran Earthquake
19 January 1950 · Bushire · Iran
On 19 January 1950 at 17:27 UTC, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Iran (Bushire), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 25 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 30 people.
- Date
- 19 January 1950
- Time
- 17:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 30
- 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