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Historic Earthquake
1989 Iran Earthquake
27 May 1989 · Do Gobadan, Fars · Iran
On 27 May 1989 at 20:08 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Iran (Do Gobadan, Fars), at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 114 people.
- Date
- 27 May 1989
- Time
- 20:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Depth
- 31 km
- Deaths
- 114
- 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