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2013 Bushehr Earthquake
9 April 2013 · Bushehr Province, Shanbe · Iran
On 9 April 2013 at 11:52 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Iran (Bushehr Province, Shanbe), at a depth of 12 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 32 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 37 people and injured 850.
- Date
- 9 April 2013
- Time
- 11:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 12 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 37
- Injuries
- 850
- Homes Damaged
- 700
- Estimated Damage
- 297 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Southern, Fars Province · M 6.226 deaths
- 1993Bovir Ahmadi Va Kohkiluyeh · M 5.424 deaths
- 1989Do Gobadan, Fars · M 5.8114 deaths
- 19721972 Qir Earthquake · M 6.65,374 deaths
- 19611961 Fars Earthquake · M 6.461 deaths
- 1960Lar · M 5.9420 deaths
- 1950Bushire · M 5.730 deaths
- 1913Teyhan · M 5.811 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth