1953 Torud earthquake

Earthquake in Iran October 2024 1953 Torud earthquake 1953-02-12 08:15:34 891496 iscgem891496 yes 1953 02 12 11:45:34 Iran 6.6 w y VIIIAmbraseys Moinfar 1977 199 15 km on Reverse Iran 35.39 54.98 region:IR_type:landmark inline,title 800–973 killedAmbraseys Moinfar 1977 185 140 injured 1953 Torud earthquake.jpg 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. See also List of earthquakes in 1953 List of earthquakes in Iran References ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2014 International Seismological Centre Version 2.0 PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ 4 September 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 The Geology of Earthquakes R. S. Yeats K. E. Sieh Kerry Sieh C. R. Allen Clarence Allen (geologist) 1997 978-0-19-507827-5 Oxford University Press 480 Sources The seismicity of Iran: The Torud earthquake of 12th February 1953 N. N. Ambraseys Nicholas Ambraseys A. A. Moinfar 1977 Annals of Geophysics National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology 30 1–2 185–200 10.4401/ag-4817 free External links 891496 Category:1953 earthquakes Category:1953 in Iran Category:Earthquakes in Iran Category:History of Semnan province Category:1953 disasters in Asia Category:20th-century disasters in Iran