What the records say
- When
- 21 Mar 1977
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 27.58° N, 56.38° E
- Deaths
- 167
- Injuries
- 556
- Houses destroyed
- 1500
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 29
1977 Khurgu earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 1977 Khurgu earthquake struck southern Iran near Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan province on the morning of March 22. The earthquake measuring moment magnitude (Mw) 6.7 struck at a depth of 12.5 km (7.8 mi). Thirty five villages were heavily damaged including over 20 which were destroyed. There were 152–167 people killed and 556 injured.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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