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Earthquake Comparison

1721 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake (1721) vs 1978 Iran: Tabas Earthquake (1978)

1721 M7.7
1721 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake

IRAN: TABRIZ

1978 M7.4
1978 Iran: Tabas Earthquake

IRAN: TABAS

Metric 1721 Iran: Tabriz … 1978 Iran: Tabas E…
Magnitude 7.7 7.4
Year 1721 1978
Deaths 40,000 20,000
Injuries None None
Damage (USD) $50M

Energy Comparison

The 1721 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake released approximately 2.818382931264452x more energy than the 1978 Iran: Tabas Earthquake.