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Historic Earthquake
1977 Bab Tangal Earthquake
19 December 1977 · Bab-Tangol · Iran
On 19 December 1977 at 23:34 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Iran (Bab-Tangol), at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 398 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 584 people and injured 1,000.
- Date
- 19 December 1977
- Time
- 23:34 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 31 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 584
- Injuries
- 1,000
- 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