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Historic Earthquake
1991 Iraq Earthquake
24 July 1991 · Arbil, Dibs · Iraq
On 24 July 1991 at 09:45 UTC, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Iraq (Arbil, Dibs), at a depth of 26 km. It occurred on the Arabian Plate, 27 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 20 people. 100 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 24 July 1991
- Time
- 09:45 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.1
- Depth
- 26 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 20
- Homes Destroyed
- 100
- Homes Damaged
- 100
- Plate
- Arabian Plate
- Country
- Iraq
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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