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Historic Earthquake
1962 Buin Zahra Earthquake
1 September 1962 · Buyin-Zara · Iran
On 1 September 1962 at 19:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Iran (Buyin-Zara), at a depth of 27 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 399 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 12,225 people and injured 2,776. 21,310 homes were destroyed. It is the 29th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 1 September 1962
- Time
- 19:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 27 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12,225
- Injuries
- 2,776
- Homes Destroyed
- 21,310
- Estimated Damage
- 30 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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- 19091909 Borujerd Earthquake · M 7.35,500 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth