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Historic Earthquake
1970 Maraveh Tappeh Earthquake
30 July 1970 · Karnaveh, Marev · Iran
On 30 July 1970 at 00:52 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Iran (Karnaveh, Marev), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 220 people and injured 483. 2,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 30 July 1970
- Time
- 00:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 16 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 220
- Injuries
- 483
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,000
- Estimated Damage
- 8 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