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Historic Earthquake
1956 Iran Earthquake
31 October 1956 · Bastak · Iran
On 31 October 1956 at 14:03 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Iran (Bastak), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 87 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 410 people.
- Date
- 31 October 1956
- Time
- 14:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 410
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- 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