- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 28, 1933 CE
- Location:
- Iran, Bahabad, Aliabad, Rahimabad, Khairabad
- Magnitude:
- 6.3
- Depth:
- 27 km
- Deaths:
- 4
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.23
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.95
Other earthquake records of 1933 CE
- China, Sichuan Province · Mw 7.4 · 9,300 deaths
- Japan, Sanriku · Mw 8.4 · 3,022 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Dodecanese Islands · Mw 6.4 · 181 deaths
- California, Long Beach · ML 6.3 · 120 deaths
- Italy, Central · 10 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 1933 CE Earthquake — Iran, Bahabad, Aliabad, Rahimabad, Khairabad happen?
- November 28, 1933 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: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.