What the records say
- When
- 12 Feb 1953
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 35.38° N, 54.98° E
- Deaths
- 970
- Injuries
- 140
- Houses destroyed
- 1800
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 15
1953 Torud earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 1953 Torud earthquake occurred at the northeastern border of the Great Salt Kavir in Torud, Semnan, Iran on 12 February. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 800 people were killed.
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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 “The 6.6 Torud earthquake shook northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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