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Earthquakes in Iran from 1990 to 2006, by United States Geological Survey Iran Faults. 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.
The earthquake's epicenter is estimated to be close to the city of Damghan, which was then the capital of the Persian province of Qumis. It caused approximately 200,000 deaths and is listed by the United States Geological Survey as the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history. [2] This death toll has been debated. [3]
The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, [ 3 ] including many prominent mosques and schools in the city, and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
The 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes was a doublet earthquake event in Iran that occurred on November 14, 2021, with magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale. The two quakes occurred just a minute and a half apart, [ 5 ] [ 2 ] killing 2 people and injuring a further 100.
1641 Tabriz earthquake; 1721 Tabriz earthquake; 1727 Tabriz earthquake; 1778 Kashan earthquake; 1780 Tabriz earthquake; 1840 Ahora earthquake; 1853 Shiraz earthquake; 1871–72 Quchan earthquakes; 1879 Bozqush earthquake; 1893 Quchan earthquake; 1895 Quchan earthquake; 1909 Borujerd earthquake; 1923 Torbat-e Heydarieh earthquake; 1929 Kopet Dag ...
The 2021 Sisakht earthquake which had a magnitude of 5.4 M w, struck 28 km northwest of Yasuj, Iran at around 18:35 on February 17. [1] No deaths were reported however 63 people sustained injuries and extensive damage was observed in numerous cities near the epicenter. [4]
The earthquake took place as Iran was recovering from the Iran-Iraq war that ended just two years prior. Due to anti-American sentiment in Iran at the time, with the earthquake taking place just 10 years after the Iranian Revolution , Iranians initially did not want to accept help from the United States and other western countries, but they ...
The Qayen earthquake, also known as the Ardekul or Qaen earthquake, struck northern Iran's Khorasan Province in the vicinity of Qaen on May 10, 1997, at 07:57 UTC (12:57 local time). [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The largest in the area since 1990, the earthquake registered 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale and was centered approximately 270 kilometers (170 mi ...