July 2, 1972 Earthquake: Mishan-E-Markazi,talkhab,mishan Sofla, Iran

Date

July 2, 1972

Time

12:56:06 UTC

Place

Mishan-E-Markazi,talkhab,mishan Sofla, Iran

Magnitude

5.3 (Ms)

Focal depth

31 km (19 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

30.100° N, 50.800° E

Country

Iran

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

• April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran13,000 deaths · 173 km
• April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, IranM6 · 366 deaths · 2,100 houses destroyed · 194 km
• May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, IranM5.8 · 114 deaths · $5 million · 14 km
• May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, IranM6.2 · 26 deaths · 800 houses destroyed · 124 km
• June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, IranM5.4 · 24 deaths · 6 km
• November 28, 2013, Borazjan, IranM5.8 · 8 deaths · 250 houses destroyed · 100 km
• March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, IranM4.6 · 6 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 181 km
• February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, IranM5.4 · 2 deaths · $10 million · 98 km
• September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, IranM5.5 · 2 deaths · 163 km
• December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, IranM5.5 · 2 deaths · 182 km
• July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, IranM5.6 · 1 death · 300 houses destroyed · 77 km
• August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, IranM6.1 · 1 death · 86 km
• September 27, 2010, Shiraz, IranM5.8 · 1 death · 97 km
• April 1953, Khan-E-Zenyan,khatiri, Iran1 death · 169 km
• September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, IranM4.7 · 1 death · 200 houses destroyed · 172 km

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