1981 Golbaf earthquake

Name: 1981 Golbaf earthquake
Start: 1981

1981 CE.

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The 1981 Golbaf earthquake struck the Iranian desert by the village of Golbaf on June 11 at 10:54:25 local time. The shock measured 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale, and had a surface-wave magnitude of 6.7. The shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Many villages were devastated and financial losses amounted to $5 million (in 1981 USD). Despite the sparsity of the area, 3,000 were killed and 1,400 were injured.

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