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Historic Earthquake
1958 Iran Earthquake
21 September 1958 · Iran
On 21 September 1958 at 16:18 UTC, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Iran. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 396 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 16 people.
- Date
- 21 September 1958
- Time
- 16:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 16
- 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