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Historic Earthquake
1981 Sirch Earthquake
28 July 1981 · Se, Kerman · Iran
On 28 July 1981 at 17:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Iran (Se, Kerman), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 314 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 3,000 people and injured 1,000. It is the 74th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 28 July 1981
- Time
- 17:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3,000
- Injuries
- 1,000
- Estimated Damage
- 1.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19811981 Golbaf Earthquake · M 6.61,400 deaths
- 19771977 Bab Tangal Earthquake · M 5.9584 deaths
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- 1923Turbat-Haklari · M 6.02,200 deaths
- 19111911 Kerman Earthquake · M 6.5700 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth