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Historic Earthquake
1981 Golbaf Earthquake
11 June 1981 · Se, Golbaft · Iran
On 11 June 1981 at 07:24 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Iran (Se, Golbaft), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 302 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 1,400 people and injured 3,000.
- Date
- 11 June 1981
- Time
- 07:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,400
- Injuries
- 3,000
- 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