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Historic Earthquake
2012 East Azerbaijan Earthquakes
11 August 2012 · Ahar, Haris · Iran
On 11 August 2012 at 12:23 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Iran (Ahar, Haris), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 282 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 306 people and injured 3,000.
- Date
- 11 August 2012
- Time
- 12:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 11 km
- Deaths
- 306
- Injuries
- 3,000
- Estimated Damage
- 599 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
- Nearest Volcano
- Tskhouk-Karckar (173 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20202020 Iran–Turkey Earthquakes · M 6.010 deaths
- 2011Van Earthquake of 2011 · M 7.1604 deaths
- 19971997 Ardabil Earthquake · M 6.11,100 deaths
- 19901990 Manjil–Rudbar Earthquake · M 7.340,000 deaths
- 1978Rasht, Siahbil · M 6.326 deaths
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 19311931 Zangezur Earthquake · M 6.32,890 deaths
- 1930Hakkari Earthquake of 1930 · M 7.12,539 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth