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Historic Earthquake
1980 Iran Earthquake
19 December 1980 · N Central, Tehran · Iran
On 19 December 1980 at 01:16 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran (N Central, Tehran), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 330 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 26 people.
- Date
- 19 December 1980
- Time
- 01:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 26
- Estimated Damage
- 5 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