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Historic Earthquake
2003 Bam Earthquake
26 December 2003 · Southeastern, Bam · Iran
On 26 December 2003 at 01:56 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Iran (Southeastern, Bam), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 235 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 31,000 people and injured 30,000. It is the 16th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 26 December 2003
- Time
- 01:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 31,000
- Injuries
- 30,000
- Estimated Damage
- 500 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20052005 Zarand Earthquake · M 6.4612 deaths
- 1990S, Darab · M 6.522 deaths
- 19811981 Sirch Earthquake · M 7.03,000 deaths
- 19811981 Golbaf Earthquake · M 6.61,400 deaths
- 19771977 Khurgu Earthquake · M 6.7167 deaths
- 1923Sirjan · M 6.7290 deaths
- 19111911 Kerman Earthquake · M 6.5700 deaths
- 1902Qeshm Island, Qeshm · M 6.310 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth