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1968 Dasht-e Bayaz Earthquake
31 August 1968 · Dasht-E-Bayaz · Iran
On 31 August 1968 at 10:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Iran (Dasht-E-Bayaz), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 10,488 people and injured 17,000. 12,000 homes were destroyed. It is the 33rd deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 31 August 1968
- Time
- 10:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10,488
- Injuries
- 17,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 12,000
- Estimated Damage
- 35 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