# List of earthquakes in Iran

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. 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. Since 1900, at least 126,000 fatalities have resulted from earthquakes in Iran. 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 | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Total damage/notes |
| 2024-06-18 | Razavi Khorasan | 4.9 M$_w$ | | | | |
| 2023-10-17 | Hormozgan | 5.5 M$_w$ | | | | |
| 2023-01-28 | West Azerbaijan | 5.9 M$_w$ | VII | 3 | 1,750 | Widespread damage |
| 2023-01-18 | West Azerbaijan | 5.7 M$_w$ | VII | | 252 | Severe damage |
| 2022-10-05 | West Azerbaijan | 5.6 M$_w$ | VII | | 1,127 | Severe damage |
| 2022-07-23 | Hormozgan | 5.6 M$_w$ | VII | | 1 | Further damage |
| 2022-07-03 | Gilan | 4.3 M$_w$ | | | 1 | Minor damage |
| 2022-07-01 | Hormozgan | 6.0 M$_w$ | VII | 7 | 111 | Severe damage/doublet |
| 2022-06-25 | Hormozgan | 5.6 M$_w$ | VII | 1 | 37 | |
| 2022-04-23 | Fars | 4.4 M$_w$ | VI | | 1 | Minor damage |
| 2022-03-20 | Fars | 4.7 M$_w$ | VII | | 2 | Minor damage |
| 2022-03-16 | Hormozgan | 5.9 M$_w$ | VII | | 2 | Minor damage |
| 2022-01-23 | East Azerbaijan | 4.0 M$_w$ | VII | | 1 | Minor damage |
| 2021-11-14 | Hormozgan | 6.4 M$_w$ | IX | 2 | 98 | Doublet |
| 2020-05-07 | Tehran | 4.6 M$_w$ | V | 2 | 38 | |
| 2020-02-23 | West Azerbaijan | 5.7 M$_w$ | VII | 10 | 125 | |
| 2019-11-07 | East Azerbaijan | 5.9 M$_w$ | VIII | 7 | 584 | |
| 2019-07-08 | Khuzestan | 5.7 M$_w$ | VII | 1 | 100 | |
| 2018-11-25 | Kermanshah | 6.3 M$_w$ | VIII | 1 | 761 | Aftershock |
| 2018-08-25 | Kermanshah | 6.0 M$_w$ | VII | 3 | 243 | Aftershock |
| 2017-12-20 | Tehran | 5.2 M$_w$ | VI | 2 | 97 | 4.0 M$_w$  aftershock: 1 dead, 75 injured |
| 2017-11-12 | Kermanshah | 7.3 M$_w$ | IX | 630 | 8,435 | |
| 2017-05-13 | North Khorasan | 5.6 M$_w$ | VII | 3 | 370 | |
| 2017-04-05 | Khorasan-e Razavi | 6.1 M$_w$ | VII | 2 | 34 | |
| 2017-01-06 | Fars | 5.0 M$_w$ | VI | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014-08-18 | Ilam | 6.2 M$_w$ | VIII | | 60–330 | |
| 2013-11-28 | Bushehr | 5.6 M$_w$ | VII | 7 | 45 | |
| 2013-04-13 | Sistan and Baluchestan | 7.7 M$_w$ | VIII | 35 | 117 | |
| 2013-04-09 | Bushehr | 6.3 M$_w$ | VIII | 37 | 850 | |
| 2012-08-11 | East Azerbaijan | 6.4 M$_w$ | VIII | 306 | 3,037 | Doublet |
| 2012-08-11 | East Azerbaijan | 6.3 M$_w$ | | | | Doublet |
| 2011-06-15 | Kerman | 5.3 | | 2 | | |
| 2010-12-20 | Kerman | 6.5 M$_w$ | IX | 11 | 100 | |
| 2010-08-27 | Semnan | 5.8 M$_w$ | VII | 4 | 40 | 800 displaced |
| 2010-07-30 | Razavi Khorasan | 5.5 M$_w$ | VI | | 274 | Severe damage |
| 2008-09-10 | Qeshm | 5.9 M$_w$ | VIII | 7 | 45 | |
| 2006-03-31 | Lorestan | 6.1 M$_w$ | VIII | 63–70+ | 1,246–1,418 | |
| 2005-11-27 | Qeshm | 5.8 M$_w$ | VII | 13 | 100 | |
| 2005-02-22 | Kerman | 6.4 M$_w$ | VIII | 612 | 1,411 | |
| 2004-05-28 | Māzandarān | 6.3 M$_w$ | VIII | 35 | 278–400 | $15.4 million |
| 2003-12-26 | Kerman | 6.6 M$_w$ | IX | 26,271 | 22,628–30,000 | 45,000–75,600 displaced |
| 2002-06-22 | Qazvin | 6.3 M$_w$ | VIII | 261 | 1,500 | |
| 1999-03-04 | Kerman | 6.6 M$_w$ | VII | 1 | | 517 houses damaged |
| 1998-03-14 | Kerman | 6.6 M$_w$ | VIII | 5 | 50 | |
| 1997-05-10 | South Khorasan | 7.3 M$_w$ | X | 1,567 | 2,300 | |
| 1997-02-28 | Ardabil | 6.1 M$_w$ | VIII | 1,100 | 2,600 | |
| 1997-02-04 | North Khorasan | 6.5 M$_w$ | VIII | 100 | 1,948 | |
| 1990-06-20 | Gilan | 7.4 M$_w$ | X | 35,000–50,000 | 60,000–105,000 | |
| 1981-07-28 | Kerman | 7.1 M$_s$ | IX | 1,500 | 1,000 | |
| 1981-06-11 | Kerman | 6.6 M$_w$ | VIII+ | 1,400–3,000 | many | |
| 1979-11-14 | South Khorasan | 6.8 M$_w$ | VIII | 297–440 | | |
| 1978-09-16 | South Khorasan | 7.4 M$_w$ | IX | 15,000–25,000 | | |
| 1977-12-19 | Kerman | 5.9 M$_w$ | VII | 584–665 | | |
| 1977-04-06 | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 6.0 M$_w$ | VIII | 348–366 | | |
| 1977-03-21 | Hormozgan | 7.0 M$_s$ | VIII | 152–167 | | |
| 1972-04-10 | Fars | 6.7 M$_w$ | IX | 5,374 | 1,710 | |
| 1970-07-30 | Khorasan | 6.4 | | 175 | 450 | |
| 1968-08-31 | South Khorasan | 7.4 M$_w$ | X | 15,000 | | |
| 1968-09-01 | South Khorasan | 6.4 M$_w$ | | 900 | | |
| 1965-02-10 | East Azerbaijan | 5.1 | | 20 | | |
| 1962-09-01 | Qazvin | 7.1 M$_L$ | IX | 12,225 | 2,776 | |
| 1960-04-24 | Fars | 6.0 M$_{uk}$ | | 420 | | |
| 1958-08-16 | Hamadan | 6.7 M$_{uk}$ | | 132 | | |
| 1957-12-13 | Kermanshah | 7.1 | | 1,130 | | |
| 1957-07-02 | Māzandarān | 7.1 | | 1,200 | | |
| 1953-02-12 | Semnan | 6.6 M$_w$ | VIII | 800–973 | 140 | |
| 1947-08-05 | South Khorasan | 7.3 | | 500 | | |
| 1932-05-20 | Māzandarān | 5.4 M$_{uk}$ | VIII | 1,070 | | |
| 1930-05-07 | West Azerbaijan | 7.1 M$_w$ | IX | 1,360–3,000 | | |
| 1929-05-01 | Khorasan-e Razavi | 7.2 M$_w$ | IX | 3,257–3,800 | 1,121 | |
| 1923-05-25 | Khorasan-e Razavi | 5.9 M$_w$ | VII+ | 2,200 | | More than 7 villages destroyed |
| 1909-01-23 | Lorestan | 7.3 M$_L$ | IX | 6,000–8,000 | | |
| 1895-01-17 | Khorasan-e Razavi | 6.8 M$_s$ | VIII | 1,000–11,000 | | |
| 1893-11-17 | Khorasan-e Razavi | 6.6 M$_s$ | X | 18,000 | | |
| 1864-01-17 | Kerman | | VIII | Many | | |
| 1853-05-05 | Fars | | IX | 9,000–13,000 | | |
| 1778-12-15 | Kashan | 6.2 M$_s$ | | >8,000 | | |
| 1755-06-07 | Isfahan | | | 40,000 | | |
| 1727-11-18 | East Azerbaijan | | VIII | 77,000 | | |
| 1721-04-26 | East Azerbaijan | 7.7 M$_s$ | VIII–X | 8,000–250,000 | | |
| 1679-06-04 | Yerevan, Armenia | 6.4 M$_s$ | IX–X | 7,600 | | Under Iranian rule at the time |
| 1667-11-25 | Shamakhi, Azerbaijan | 6.9 M$_s$ | X | 80,000 | | Under Iranian rule at the time |
| 1641-02-05 | Tabriz, East Azerbaijan | 6.8 M$_s$ | IX | 30,000 | | Tabriz completely destroyed |
| 1101-??-?? | Khorasan-e Razavi | 6.5 M$_{uk}$ | X | 60,000 | | |
| 1042-08-21 | East Azerbaijan | 7.6 | | 40,000 | | |
| 1008-04-11 | Bushehr | 6.5 M$_s$ | | 16,000 | | |
| 978-06-17 | Bushehr | 5.3 M$_s$ | | 2,000 | | |
| 893-03-23 | Ardabil | | | 150,000 | | See also 893 Dvin earthquake |
| 856-12-22 | Semnan | 7.9 M$_s$ | X | 200,000 | | |
| 850-07-15 | Tehran | | | 45,000 | | |
| 743-??-?? | Semnan | 7.2 M$_s$ | IX | | | |
| 662-04-26 | Semnan | | | 40,000 | | |
| 400? BCE | Tehran | 7.6 | | | | |
| Note: M$_w$ = moment magnitude scale, M$_s$ = surface-wave magnitude, and M$_{uk}$ = 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. |||||||