What the records say
- When
- 28 Jan 2023
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 38.42° N, 44.91° E
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 1017
- Damage musd
- 255
- Houses destroyed
- 370
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 16
2022–2023 West Azerbaijan earthquakes
Earthquakes in Iran
Starting on 21 September 2022, and progressing into 2023, an earthquake swarm occurred in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan, close to the city of Khoy near the Turkish border. Due to mainly three events, a total of 3,880 buildings were destroyed and 52,301 others were damaged in Khoy, including nearly 1,000 schools.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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