What the records say
- When
- 19 Dec 1977
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 30.94° N, 56.53° E
- Deaths
- 584
- Injuries
- 1000
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 31
1977 Bob–Tangol earthquake
Earthquake sequence in Iran
The 1977 Bob–Tangol earthquake struck Kerman province of Iran on December 20, 1977, at 03:04 Iran Standard Time. The earthquake measured Mw 5.9 and struck at a depth of 22.7 km (14.1 mi). A maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VII was evaluated based on damage. It had a strike-slip focal mechanism, which was unusual as the source structure was a thrust fault.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 5.9 Bob–Tangol earthquake rocks Iran, killing at least 584 people and injuring 1,000”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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