- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 1, 1929 CE
- Location:
- Iran, Kopet-Dagh
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 3,800
- Injuries:
- 1,121
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.23
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.53
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.42
Other earthquake records of 1929 CE
- Turkey, Susehri · M 6.5 · 64 deaths
- Venezuela, Cumana · M 6.9 · 50 deaths
- Argentina, Mendoza · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Canada, Grand Banks · Mw 7.2 · 28 deaths
- Iran, Faruj · Mw 5.9 · 21 deaths
- New Zealand, South Island · Ms 7.5 · 17 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1929 CE Earthquake — Iran, Kopet-Dagh happen?
- May 1, 1929 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 3,800. Historical death tolls vary by source.