Biggest Earthquakes Near The Middle East
The Middle East has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 3 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 7 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 38 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 512 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in The Middle East:
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
Erzincan, Erzincan, Turkey
7.8 magnitude earthquake
1939-12-26 23:57:23 UTC
at 23:57
December 26, 1939 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.771, 39.577
8.2 km from
Erzincan
(5.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.8 magnitude earthquake
1921-11-15 20:36:43 UTC
at 20:36
November 15, 1921 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.202, 70.711
74.2 km from
Jurm
(46.2 miles)
Depth: 240 km
Nurdağı, Gaziantep, Turkey
7.8 magnitude earthquake
2023-02-06 01:17:35 UTC
at 01:17
February 06, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.166, 37.042
23.2 km from
Nurdağı
(14.2 miles)
Depth: 17 km
Bela, Balochistān, Pakistan
7.7 magnitude earthquake
2013-09-24 11:29:47 UTC
at 11:29
September 24, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 26.951, 65.501
113.2 km from
Bela
(70.2 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
Bhachāu, Gujarat, India
7.7 magnitude earthquake
2001-01-26 03:16:40 UTC
at 03:16
January 26, 2001 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.419, 70.232
17.2 km from
Bhachāu
(10.2 miles)
Depth: 16 km
Amorgós, South Aegean, Greece
7.7 magnitude earthquake
1956-07-09 03:11:45 UTC
at 03:11
July 09, 1956 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.664, 25.957
19.2 km from
Amorgós
(12.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Pārūn, Nūrestān, Afghanistan
7.7 magnitude earthquake
1909-07-07 21:37:47 UTC
at 21:37
July 07, 1909 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.387, 70.251
61.2 km from
Pārūn
(37.2 miles)
Depth: 200 km
İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
7.6 magnitude earthquake
1999-08-17 00:01:39 UTC
at 00:01
August 17, 1999 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.748, 29.864
4.2 km from
İzmit
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 17 km
Muzaffarābād, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
7.6 magnitude earthquake
2005-10-08 03:50:40 UTC
at 03:50
October 08, 2005 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 34.539, 73.588
21.2 km from
Muzaffarābād
(13.2 miles)
Depth: 26 km
Orta, Çankırı, Turkey
7.6 magnitude earthquake
1944-02-01 03:22:41 UTC
at 03:22
February 01, 1944 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.696, 32.992
12.2 km from
Orta
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Farkhār, Takhār, Afghanistan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
2015-10-26 09:09:42 UTC
at 09:09
October 26, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.524, 70.368
46.2 km from
Farkhār
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 231 km
Tash-Kumyr, Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1946-11-02 18:28:35 UTC
at 18:28
November 02, 1946 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.757, 71.854
54.2 km from
Tash-Kumyr
(34.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1949-03-04 10:19:31 UTC
at 10:19
March 04, 1949 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.563, 70.698
35.2 km from
Jurm
(22.2 miles)
Depth: 228 km
Rasht, Tajikistan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1949-07-10 03:53:41 UTC
at 03:53
July 10, 1949 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.174, 70.891
47.2 km from
Rasht
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Ilgaz, Çankırı, Turkey
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1943-11-26 22:20:48 UTC
at 22:20
November 26, 1943 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.916, 33.562
5.2 km from
Ilgaz
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Kalāt, Balochistān, Pakistan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1935-05-30 21:32:57 UTC
at 21:32
May 30, 1935 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 28.941, 66.477
14.2 km from
Kalāt
(8.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Celeyke, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
7.5 magnitude earthquake
2023-02-06 10:24:49 UTC
at 10:24
February 06, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.024, 37.203
4.2 km from
Celeyke
(2.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.4 magnitude earthquake
2002-03-03 12:08:19 UTC
at 12:08
March 03, 2002 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.502, 70.482
51.2 km from
Jurm
(31.2 miles)
Depth: 225 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
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1983-12-30 23:52:39 UTC
at 23:52
December 30, 1983 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.372, 70.738
55.2 km from
Jurm
(34.2 miles)
Depth: 214 km
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1985-07-29 07:54:44 UTC
at 07:54
July 29, 1985 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.19, 70.896
75.2 km from
Jurm
(46.2 miles)
Depth: 98 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
Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1965-03-14 15:53:07 UTC
at 15:53
March 14, 1965 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.405, 70.724
51.2 km from
Jurm
(32.2 miles)
Depth: 207 km
Hendek, Sakarya, Turkey
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1967-07-22 16:57:00 UTC
at 16:57
July 22, 1967 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.751, 30.8
6.2 km from
Hendek
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Rasht, Tajikistan
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1907-10-21 04:23:43 UTC
at 04:23
October 21, 1907 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.179, 70.585
24.2 km from
Rasht
(15.2 miles)
Depth: 20 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
Bāmyān, Bāmīān, Afghanistan
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1956-06-09 23:13:55 UTC
at 23:13
June 09, 1956 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.155, 67.607
42.2 km from
Bāmyān
(26.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km