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Historic Earthquake
1969 Iran Earthquake
3 January 1969 · Ne Khurasan Province · Iran
On 3 January 1969 at 03:16 UTC, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Iran (Ne Khurasan Province), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 50 people and injured 300. 100 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 3 January 1969
- Time
- 03:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- Depth
- 11 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 50
- Injuries
- 300
- Homes Destroyed
- 100
- 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