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Historic Earthquake
1965 Iran Earthquake
10 February 1965 · Nw · Iran
On 10 February 1965 at 16:09 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Iran (Nw), at a depth of 52 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 264 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 20 people.
- Date
- 10 February 1965
- Time
- 16:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Depth
- 52 km
- Deaths
- 20
- 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