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Historic Earthquake
1976 Iran Earthquake
7 November 1976 · Khorasan Province · Iran
On 7 November 1976 at 04:00 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran (Khorasan Province), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 17 people and injured 32.
- Date
- 7 November 1976
- Time
- 04:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 32
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19791979 Ghaenat Earthquakes · M 7.120 deaths
- 1979Khorasan · M 6.6171 deaths
- 1979Bonzanabad · M 6.5129 deaths
- 19781978 Tabas Earthquake · M 7.420,000 deaths
- 19681968 Dasht-e Bayaz Earthquake · M 7.110,488 deaths
- 19471947 Dustabad Earthquake · M 6.9500 deaths
- 1941Mohammadabad · M 6.3730 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth