What the records say
- When
- 22 Mar 1879
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 37.80° N, 47.90° E
- Deaths
- 2000
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1879 Bozqush earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 1879 Bozqush earthquake affected northern Iran in present-day East Azerbaijan province on 22 March. With an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 6.7, the shock killed more than 2,000 people and thousands of livestock. Damage was the greatest along Mount Bozgush.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page