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Earthquake Comparison

1721 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake (1721) vs 1939 Chile: Chillan Earthquake (1939)

1721 M7.7
1721 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake

IRAN: TABRIZ

1939 M8.3
1939 Chile: Chillan Earthquake

CHILE: CHILLAN

Metric 1721 Iran: Tabriz … 1939 Chile: Chilla…
Magnitude 7.7 8.3
Year 1721 1939
Deaths 40,000 30,000
Injuries None None
Damage (USD) $920M

Energy Comparison

The 1939 Chile: Chillan Earthquake released approximately 0.12589254117941648x more energy than the 1721 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake.