List of earthquakes in Iran

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Earthquakes in Iran from 1990–2006, by United States Geological Survey
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Iran is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, being crossed by several major faults that cover at least 90% of the country.[1] As a result, earthquakes in Iran occur often and are destructive.

Geology and history

The Iranian plateau is subject to most types of tectonic activity, including active folding, faulting and volcanic eruptions. It is well known for its long history of disastrous earthquake activity. Not only have these earthquakes killed thousands, but they have also led to waste of valuable natural resources.[2] Since 1900, at least 126,000 fatalities have resulted from earthquakes in Iran.[2] In addition, the Iranian Plate is bordered by the Indian Plate (to the southeast), the Eurasian Plate (to the north), and the Arabian Plate (to the south and west), which is where the Zagros fold and thrust belt (an ancient subduction zone) lies.

Earthquakes

Date Province ṃ MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage/notes Citations
2023-01-28 West Azerbaijan 5.9 ṃ VII 3 1,750 Widespread damage [3]
2023-01-18 West Azerbaijan 5.7 ṃ VII 252 Severe damage [4]
2022-10-05 West Azerbaijan 5.6 ṃ VII 1,127 Severe damage [5]
2022-07-23 Hormozgan 5.6 ṃ VII 1 Further damage [6][7]
2022-07-03 Gilan 4.3 ṃ 1 Minor damage [8][9]
2022-07-01 Hormozgan 6.0 ṃ VII 7 111 Severe damage/doublet [10][11]
2022-06-25 Hormozgan 5.6 ṃ VII 1 37 [12]
2022-04-23 Fars 4.4 ṃ VI 1 Minor damage [13][14]
2022-03-20 Fars 4.7 ṃ VII 2 Minor damage [15][16]
2022-03-16 Hormozgan 5.9 ṃ VII 2 Minor damage [17][18]
2022-01-23 East Azerbaijan 4.0 ṃ VII 1 Minor damage [19]
2021-11-14 Hormozgan 6.4 ṃ IX 2 98 Doublet [20][21]
2020-05-07 Tehran 4.6 ṃ V 2 38 [22][23]
2020-02-23 West Azerbaijan 5.7 ṃ VII 10 125 [24]
2019-11-07 East Azerbaijan 5.9 ṃ VIII 7 584 [25]
2019-07-08 Khuzestan 5.7 ṃ VII 1 100 [26]
2018-11-25 Kermanshah 6.3 ṃ VIII 1 761 Aftershock
2018-08-25 Kermanshah 6.0 ṃ VII 3 243 Aftershock
2017-12-20 Tehran 5.2 ṃ VI 2 97 4.0 ṃ aftershock: 1 dead, 75 injured
2017-11-12 Kermanshah 7.3 ṃ VIII 630 8,435
2017-05-13 North Khorasan 5.6 ṃ VII 3 370
2017-04-05 Khorasan-e Razavi 6.1 ṃ VII 2 34
2017-01-06 Fars 5.0 ṃ VI 4 5
2014-08-18 Ilam 6.2 ṃ VIII 60–330
2013-11-28 Bushehr 5.6 ṃ VII 7 45
2013-04-13 Sistan and Baluchestan 7.7 ṃ VII 35 117
2013-04-09 Bushehr 6.3 ṃ 37 850
2012-08-11 East Azerbaijan 6.4 ṃ VIII 306 3,037 Doublet
2012-08-11 East Azerbaijan 6.3 ṃ Doublet
2011-06-15 Kerman 5.3 2
2010-12-20 Kerman 6.5 ṃ IX 11 100
2010-08-27 Semnan 5.8 ṃ VII 4 40 800 displaced
2010-07-30 Razavi Khorasan 5.5 ṃ VI 274 Severe damage
2008-09-10 Qeshm 5.9 ṃ 7 45
2006-03-31 Lorestan 6.1 ṃ VIII 63–70+ 1,246–1,418
2005-11-27 Qeshm 5.8 ṃ VII 13 100
2005-02-22 Kerman 6.4 ṃ VIII 612 1,411
2004-05-28 Māzandarān 6.3 ṃ VIII 35 278–400 $15.4 million
2003-12-26 Kerman 6.6 ṃ IX 26,271 22,628–30,000 45,000–75,600 displaced
2002-06-22 Qazvin 6.3 ṃ VIII 261 1,500
1999-03-04 Kerman 6.6 ṃ VII 1 517 houses damaged [27]
1998-03-14 Kerman 6.6 ṃ VIII 5 50 [28]
1997-05-10 South Khorasan 7.3 ṃ X 1,567 2,300
1997-02-28 Ardabil 6.1 ṃ VIII 1,100 2,600
1997-02-04 North Khorasan 6.5 ṃ VIII 100 1,948
1990-06-20 Gilan 7.4 ṃ X 35,000–50,000 60,000–105,000
1981-07-28 Kerman 7.1 ṃ IX 1,500 1,000
1981-06-11 Kerman 6.6 ṃ VIII+ 1,400–3,000 many
1979-11-14 South Khorasan 6.8 ṃ VIII 297–440
1978-09-16 South Khorasan 7.4 ṃ IX 15,000–25,000
1977-12-19 Kerman 5.9 ṃ VII 584–665
1977-04-06 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 6.0 ṃ VIII 348–366
1977-03-21 Hormozgan 7.0 ṃ VIII 152–167
1972-04-10 Fars 6.7 ṃ IX 5,374 1,710
1970-07-30 Khorasan 6.4 175 450 [29][30]
1968-08-31 South Khorasan 7.4 ṃ X 15,000
1968-09-01 South Khorasan 6.4 ṃ 900
1965-02-10 East Azerbaijan 5.1 20
1962-09-01 Qazvin 7.1 ṃ IX 12,225 2,776
1960-04-24 Fars 6.0 ṃ 420 [31]
1958-08-16 Hamadan 6.7 ṃ 132 [31]
1957-12-13 Kermanshah 7.1 1,130
1957-07-02 Māzandarān 7.1 1,200
1953-02-12 Semnan 6.6 ṃ VIII 800–973 140
1947-08-05 South Khorasan 7.3 500
1932-05-20 Māzandarān 5.4 ṃ VIII 1,070 [31]
1930-05-07 West Azerbaijan 7.1 ṃ IX 1,360–3,000
1929-05-01 Khorasan-e Razavi 7.2 ṃ IX 3,257–3,800 1,121
1923-05-25 Khorasan-e Razavi 5.9 ṃ VII+ 2,200 More than 7 villages destroyed [32]
1909-01-23 Lorestan 7.3 ṃ IX 6,000–8,000
1895-01-17 Khorasan-e Razavi 6.8 ṃ VIII 1,000–11,000
1893-11-17 Khorasan-e Razavi 6.6 ṃ X 18,000 [33]
1864-01-17 Kerman VIII Many [31]
1853-05-05 Fars IX 9,000–13,000 [31]
1778-12-15 Kashan 6.2 ṃ >8,000 [33]
1755-06-07 Isfahan 40,000
1727-11-18 East Azerbaijan VIII 77,000
1721-04-26 East Azerbaijan 7.7 ṃ VIII–X 8,000–250,000
1679-06-04 Yerevan, Armenia 6.4 ṃ IX–X 7,600 Under Iranian rule at the time
1667-11-25 Shamakhi, Azerbaijan 6.9 ṃ X 80,000 Under Iranian rule at the time
1641-02-05 Tabriz, East Azerbaijan 6.8 ṃ IX 30,000 Tabriz completely destroyed
1101-??-?? Khorasan-e Razavi 6.5 ṃ X 60,000 [34]
1042-08-21 East Azerbaijan 7.6 40,000
1008-04-11 Bushehr 6.5 ṃ 16,000 [34]
978-06-17 Bushehr 5.3 ṃ 2,000 [34]
893-03-23 Ardabil 150,000 See also 893 Dvin earthquake
856-12-22 Semnan 7.9 ṃ X 200,000
850-07-15 Tehran 45,000 [34]
743-??-?? Semnan 7.2 ṃ IX [34]
662-04-26 Semnan 40,000 [34]
400? BCE Tehran 7.6 [34]
Note: Mw = moment magnitude scale, Ms = surface wave magnitude, and ṃ = unknown. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

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