1930 Salmas earthquake
An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people.
In context
- When
- Wednesday, May 7 193096 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 20th century · 1930s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
At a glance
Dates: From 1930.
What happened
An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people.
May 7 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 19301930 Salmas earthquake
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- 1999Kosovo War
- 2000Vladimir Putin
- 2002China Northern Airlines Flight 6136
- 2002EgyptAir Flight 843
- 2004Killing of Nick Berg
- 2009Napier, New Zealand
- 2010Neanderthal
- 20232023 Tanur boat disaster
- 2025Indian Army
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- August 6New York Supreme CourtNew York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater disappeared in Manhattan, in a case that was never solved.
- April 11Jim CorbettAnglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.
- July 30MontevideoIn Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team (team pictured) won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.
- December 16Herman LammGerman-American gangster Herman Lamm killed himself during a botched robbery attempt in Clinton, Indiana, to avoid being captured by police.
- March 6Communist InternationalOrganized by the Communist International, hundreds of thousands of people in major cities around the world marched to protest mass unempl…
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Questions about this entry
When did 1930 Salmas earthquake happen?
May 7 1930 — 96 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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