What the records say
- When
- 27 Nov 1979
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 33.97° N, 59.85° E
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 23
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 10
1979 Ghaenat earthquakes
Earthquake sequence in Iran
The 1979 Ghaenat earthquakes were a series of large earthquakes in Qaen County, Khorasan province, northeast Iran, near the Afghanistan border. The first mainshock, known as the Korizan earthquake with a surface-wave magnitude (Ms) of 6.6 and moment magnitude (Mw) of 6.8, struck on November 14, while the Ms 7.1 or Mw 7.2 Koli-Boniabad earthquake struck on November 27.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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