Earthquake — Iran: Qir,Karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad

When

10 Apr 1972

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.6

Where

Iran

Coordinates

28.41° N, 52.77° E

Deaths

5374

Injuries

1710

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

11

Earthquake in Iran

The 1972 Qir earthquake occurred at 05:36 local time on 10 April 1972. It had a magnitude of 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The epicentre was in the province of Fars in southern Iran. The earthquake caused the destruction of Qir and serious damage to towns and villages in the surrounding area.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 6.7 Qir earthquake shakes southern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 5,374 people in the province of Fars”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la Provincia de Fars (Irán), un terremoto de 6,7 acaba con la vida de 5300 personas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page