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Historic Earthquake
1953 Iran Earthquake
15 January 1953 · Lar · Iran
On 15 January 1953 at 13:15 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Iran (Lar), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 122 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 13 people.
- Date
- 15 January 1953
- Time
- 13:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 13
- 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