What the records say
- When
- 8 Jan 1780
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 38.00° N, 46.20° E
- Deaths
- 50000
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 20
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1780 Tabriz earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 1780 Tabriz earthquake occurred at 01:15 local time on 8 January. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. The city of Tabriz was almost completely destroyed. The number of reported casualties varies from 40,000 to as many as 200,000, with 50,000 being a more likely estimate.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page