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Historic Earthquake
1978 Iran Earthquake
4 November 1978 · Rasht, Siahbil · Iran
On 4 November 1978 at 15:22 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Iran (Rasht, Siahbil), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 429 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 26 people. 541 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 4 November 1978
- Time
- 15:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 34 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 26
- Homes Destroyed
- 541
- Estimated Damage
- 1 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