What the records say
- When
- 5 Dec 2012
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 33.51° N, 59.57° E
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 12
- Depth km
- 14
2012 Zohan earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 2012 Zohan earthquake occurred on December 5 at 20:38 IRST with a moment magnitude of 5.8 and a maximum perceived intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale. The shock occurred near the city of Zohan, Qayen and Birjand in South Khorasan province, Iran. It struck 42 km ESE from Qayen. At least 8 people were killed and 23 people were injured.
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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 “At least 8 people are killed and 12 others injured after a 5.6 earthquake strikes Iran's South Khorasan Province”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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