- 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake
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1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake 
Earthquake EpicenterDate August 31
& September 1, 1968Magnitude 7.2 Mw[1] Depth 11 km Epicenter 33°54′N 59°01′E / 33.9°N 59.02°E Countries or regions 
IranCasualties ~12,000 dead Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows Earthquake, were two successive earthquakes, which hit Dashte Bayaz, Kakhk and Ferdows, Iran.
The first earthquake occurred on August 31, 1968, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale[2] and destroyed 5 villages totally in the Dasht-e Bayaz area, and at least half of the buildings in another 6 villages from Kakhk to Sarayan. After that, a strong aftershock, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale [3], on September 1 destroyed Ferdows.
More than 175 villages were destroyed or damaged in this earthquake.[2]
Notes
- ^ "IRIS SeismoArchives for this event". Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. http://www.iris.edu/seismo/quakes/1968dasht-e-bayaz/. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ a b US Geological Survey
- ^ National Geoscience Database of Iran
Categories:- Earthquakes in Iran
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