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Historic Earthquake
1979 Iran Earthquake
16 January 1979 · Bonzanabad · Iran
On 16 January 1979 at 09:50 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Iran (Bonzanabad), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 129 people and injured 200. 1,700 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 16 January 1979
- Time
- 09:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 129
- Injuries
- 200
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,700
- 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