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Historic Earthquake
1957 Farsinaj Earthquake
13 December 1957 · Farsinaj · Iran
On 13 December 1957 at 01:45 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Iran (Farsinaj), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 198 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1,200 people.
- Date
- 13 December 1957
- Time
- 01:45 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,200
- 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