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1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake vs 1934 Nepal-India earthquake

1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake
1934 Nepal-India earthquake
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1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake

Total costsN/A
Deaths 15000

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The Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes occurred in Dashte Bayaz, Kakhk and Ferdows, Iran in late August and early September 1968. The mainshock measured 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Damage was heavy in the affected areas with thousands of lives lost in the first event and many hundreds more in the second strong event.

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1934 Nepal-India earthquake

Total costsN/A
Deaths 12000

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The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. This 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 at around 2:13 pm IST (08:43 UTC) and caused widespread damage in northern Bihar and in Nepal.

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