1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake
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| Date | August 31 & September 1, 1968 |
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| Magnitude | 7.3 Mw |
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| Countries/ regions affected |
 Iran |
| Casualties: | ~12,000 dead |
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Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows Earthquake, were two successive earthquakes, which hit Dashte Bayaz, Kakhk and Ferdows.
The first earthquake occurred on August 31, 1968, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale[1] and destroyed 5 villages totally in the Dasht-e Bayaz area, and at least half of the buildings in another 6 villages from Kakhk to Sarayan. After that, a strong aftershock, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale [2], on September 1 destroyed Ferdows.
More than 175 villages were destroyed or damaged in this earthquake.[1]
