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Earthquake Comparison

1780 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake (1780) vs 1905 India: Kangra Earthquake (1905)

1780 M7.7
1780 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake

IRAN: TABRIZ

1905 M7.9
1905 India: Kangra Earthquake

INDIA: KANGRA

Metric 1780 Iran: Tabriz … 1905 India: Kangra…
Magnitude 7.7 7.9
Year 1780 1905
Deaths 50,000 19,000
Injuries None None
Damage (USD)

Energy Comparison

The 1905 India: Kangra Earthquake released approximately 0.501187233627272x more energy than the 1780 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake.