May 2, 1968 Earthquake: Siyah,cheshmeh,zavieh,takht-E-Ravan-E-Sofla, Iran

Date

May 2, 1968

Time

10:02:00 UTC

Place

Siyah,cheshmeh,zavieh,takht-E-Ravan-E-Sofla, Iran

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.300° N, 44.400° E

Country

Iran

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• 1139, Gyzndzha, Azerbaijan230,000 deaths · 197 km
• December 24, 893, Ardabil, Dvin, Iran, Armenia150,000 deaths · 80 km
• December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, ArmeniaM6.8 · 25,000 deaths · $16 billion · 188 km
• 851, Dvin, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 80 km
• January 858, Dvina, Turkey, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 80 km
• June 4, 1679, Dvina, Turkey, ArmeniaM5.9 · 7,600 deaths · 93 km
• November 24, 1976, Muradiye, TurkeyM7 · 5,000 deaths · $60 million · 42 km
• April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, TurkeyM6.3 · 3,560 deaths · 12,000 houses destroyed · 165 km
• April 27, 1931, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan, ArmeniaM6.3 · 2,890 deaths · 138 km
• May 6, 1930, Salmas, IranM7.1 · 2,539 deaths · 138 km
• 854, Tovin, Armenia2,000 deaths · 93 km
• March 31, 1648, Van, Turkey2,000 deaths · 152 km
• July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,049 deaths · 44 km
• April 18, 1843, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran1,000 deaths · 89 km
• January 5, 1896, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran800 deaths · 103 km

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