What the records say
- When
- 10 Sep 2008
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 26.74° N, 55.83° E
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 45
- Depth km
- 12
2008 Qeshm earthquake
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake in southern Iran
The 2008 Qeshm earthquake occurred on 10 September in the Hormozgān Province of southern Iran, 850 kilometres (528 mi) south of Tehran. Its epicenter was near the port city of Bandar Abbas, where an earthquake two years prior had caused damage. The earthquake measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale and 6 on the surface wave scale, killing seven people and injuring up to 45.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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