The 1981 Sirch earthquake occurred at 00:22 local time (17:22

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) on July 28. It had a magnitude of 7.1 on the

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scale and a maximum perceived intensity of IX (''Violent'') on the

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. The

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was in the province of Kerman in eastern Iran. The

earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...

caused the destruction of

Kerman Kerman (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kerman County), Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. History Kerman was founded as a def ...

and serious damage to towns and villages in the surrounding area. The estimated number of deaths is 1,500, with a further 1,000 injured, 50,000 homeless, and extensive damage in the Kerman Region. This is the largest event in the Kerman province since the

1981 Golbaf earthquake The 1981 Golbaf earthquake struck the Iranian desert by the village of Golbaf on June 11 at . 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 (''Sev ...

that killed 3,000 people. The

2003 Bam earthquake An earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC (5:26 am Iran Standard Time) on December 26, 2003. The shock had a moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mer ...

was the most significant earthquake in the Kerman Province. USGS Shakemap - 1981 Sirch earthquake

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* {{Earthquakes in Iran 1981 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows Sirch Earthquake, 1968

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History of Kerman province July 1981 in Asia

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