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LOTERRE

LOTERRE

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Date: 2003Bam earthquake  

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  • At approximately 5:26 A.M. local time on December 26, 2003, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the historic, ancient city of Bam in southeast Iran. Over 40,000 people—almost half the total population of the city—died that day. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Bam Earthquake]

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  • Date: 2003

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T8X8C3BH-0

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