The 1929 Kopet Dag earthquake (also called the 1929 Koppeh Dagh earthquake) took place at 15:37 UTC on 1 May with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).

It occurred in the Kopet Dag area of Iran and caused up to 3,800 casualties along the Iran-Turkmenistan border.

Aftershocks occurred for more than four years after, including one in July 1929 that killed several more people, before finally subsiding in 1933.

Fifty-seven diverse locations reported damage, including casualties in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

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