Biggest Earthquakes Near Iran
Iran has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours
- 2 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 12 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 101 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Iran:
Pasni, Balochistān, Pakistan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1945-11-27 21:56:54 UTC
at 21:56
November 27, 1945 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.927, 63.601
39.2 km from
Pasni
(24.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Khāsh, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
7.7 magnitude earthquake
2013-04-16 10:44:20 UTC
at 10:44
April 16, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 28.033, 61.996
79.2 km from
Khāsh
(49.2 miles)
Depth: 80 km
Rasht, Gīlān, Iran
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1990-06-20 21:00:09 UTC
at 21:00
June 20, 1990 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.957, 49.409
39.2 km from
Rasht
(24.2 miles)
Depth: 18 km
Tabas, Yazd, Iran
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1978-09-16 15:35:56 UTC
at 15:35
September 16, 1978 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.386, 57.434
52.2 km from
Tabas
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1997-05-10 07:57:29 UTC
at 07:57
May 10, 1997 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.825, 59.809
58.2 km from
Qā’en
(36.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, Turkey
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1976-11-24 12:22:18 UTC
at 12:22
November 24, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.121, 44.029
47.2 km from
Doğubayazıt
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 36 km
Ashgabat, Ahal, Turkmenistan
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1948-10-05 20:12:09 UTC
at 20:12
October 05, 1948 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.036, 58.388
9.2 km from
Ashgabat
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Delījān, Markazi, Iran
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1909-01-23 02:48:28 UTC
at 02:48
January 23, 1909 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 34.248, 50.41
38.2 km from
Delījān
(23.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Ḩalabjah, As Sulaymānīyah, Iraq
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2017-11-12 18:18:17 UTC
at 18:18
November 12, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 34.905, 45.956
32.2 km from
Ḩalabjah
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 19 km
Dālbandīn, Balochistān, Pakistan
7.2 magnitude earthquake
2011-01-18 20:23:23 UTC
at 20:23
January 18, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 28.777, 63.951
46.2 km from
Dālbandīn
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 68 km
Arçabil, Ahal, Turkmenistan
7.2 magnitude earthquake
1929-05-01 15:37:36 UTC
at 15:37
May 01, 1929 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.117, 57.736
38.2 km from
Arçabil
(23.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Van, Van, Turkey
7.1 magnitude earthquake
2011-10-23 10:41:23 UTC
at 10:41
October 23, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.721, 43.508
27.2 km from
Van
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 18 km
Kerman, Kerman, Iran
7.1 magnitude earthquake
1981-07-28 17:22:24 UTC
at 17:22
July 28, 1981 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 30.013, 57.794
75.2 km from
Kerman
(46.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
7.1 magnitude earthquake
1979-11-27 17:10:32 UTC
at 17:10
November 27, 1979 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.962, 59.726
56.2 km from
Qā’en
(35.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Salmās, Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī, Iran
7.1 magnitude earthquake
1930-05-06 22:34:26 UTC
at 22:34
May 06, 1930 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.087, 44.781
12.2 km from
Salmās
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Balkanabat, Balkan, Turkmenistan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
2000-12-06 17:11:06 UTC
at 17:11
December 06, 2000 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.566, 54.799
37.2 km from
Balkanabat
(23.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Khāsh, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1983-04-18 10:58:51 UTC
at 10:58
April 18, 1983 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 27.793, 62.054
95.2 km from
Khāsh
(59.2 miles)
Depth: 64 km
Tākestān, Qazvīn, Iran
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1962-09-01 19:20:41 UTC
at 19:20
September 01, 1962 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.656, 49.843
47.2 km from
Tākestān
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Bandar ‘Abbās, Hormozgan, Iran
6.9 magnitude earthquake
1977-03-21 21:18:54 UTC
at 21:18
March 21, 1977 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 27.609, 56.393
48.2 km from
Bandar ‘Abbās
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 29 km
Balkanabat, Balkan, Turkmenistan
6.9 magnitude earthquake
1946-11-04 21:47:50 UTC
at 21:47
November 04, 1946 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.826, 54.648
42.2 km from
Balkanabat
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 37 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
6.9 magnitude earthquake
1947-09-23 12:28:16 UTC
at 12:28
September 23, 1947 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.621, 58.643
51.2 km from
Qā’en
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Baku, Baki, Azerbaijan
6.8 magnitude earthquake
2000-11-25 18:09:11 UTC
at 18:09
November 25, 2000 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.245, 49.946
15.2 km from
Baku
(9.2 miles)
Caspian Sea, Offshore Azerbaijan
Depth: 50 km
Pasni, Balochistān, Pakistan
6.8 magnitude earthquake
1947-08-05 14:24:15 UTC
at 14:24
August 05, 1947 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 25.159, 63.338
17.2 km from
Pasni
(10.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Kūh Sefīd, Kerman, Iran
6.8 magnitude earthquake
1923-09-22 20:47:43 UTC
at 20:47
September 22, 1923 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 29.196, 56.833
9.2 km from
Kūh Sefīd
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Bam, Kerman, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
2010-12-20 18:41:59 UTC
at 18:41
December 20, 2010 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 28.412, 59.18
111.2 km from
Bam
(69.2 miles)
Depth: 12 km
Kerman, Kerman, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
1981-06-11 07:24:25 UTC
at 07:24
June 11, 1981 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 29.913, 57.715
73.2 km from
Kerman
(45.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Qā’en, Khorāsān-e Jonūbī, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
1979-01-16 09:50:10 UTC
at 09:50
January 16, 1979 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.897, 59.472
32.2 km from
Qā’en
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Kalāleh, Golestān, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
1970-07-30 00:52:21 UTC
at 00:52
July 30, 1970 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.733, 55.885
52.2 km from
Kalāleh
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Kangāvar, Kermānshāh, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
1958-08-16 19:13:48 UTC
at 19:13
August 16, 1958 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 34.29, 47.867
25.2 km from
Kangāvar
(15.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Khāsh, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
6.7 magnitude earthquake
1934-06-13 22:10:21 UTC
at 22:10
June 13, 1934 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 28.097, 62.652
141.2 km from
Khāsh
(88.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km