April 11, 1008 Earthquake: Dainawar, Iran-Iraq
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Dainawar, Iran-Iraq on April 11, 1008. It killed 16,000 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 11, 1008
- Place
- Dainawar, Iran-Iraq
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 27.665° N, 52.348° E
- Country
- Iran
- Region
- Middle East
The toll
- Deaths
- 16,000
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1008, April 11 - May 09. An earthquake caused an inundation at Siraf wrecking many ships at sea and killing many people. (reference #1217)
1008, April 11 - May 9 (AH 398 Sha'ban ). An earthquake at Dainawar did great damage; 16,000 persons perished under the ruins; in many places the ground opened up in great cracks. At Shiraz an inundation occurred and many ships were wrecked at sea. (reference #1098)
1008, April 11 - May 9. The earthquake caused an inundation at Siraf wrecking many ships at sea and killing
many people. In this year, an earthquake also damaged the region of Dinawar killing more than 16,000 people and cracking the ground in many places. (reference #4087)
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1217 Nabavi, M.S. (1978). Historical Earthquakes in Iran c. 300 B.C. - 1900 A.D.. Journal of the Earth and Space Physics, Institute of Geophysics, Tehran University Press, vol. 7, no. 1, 1978, p. 70-117.
- #1098 Ambraseys, N.N. (1961). On the seismicity of South-west Asia; Data from a XV Century Arabic Manuscript. Revue por l'Etude des Calamities, no. 37, Union Internacionale de Secures, Geneva, Switzerland, p. 18-30.
- #4087 McEvilly, Thomas V., Reza Razani (1973). A Preliminary Report, The Qir, Iran Earthquake of April 10, 1972. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol. 63, no. 1, p. 339-354.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, Iran
- June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran
- January 19, 1950, Bushire, Iran
- March 24, 1913, Teyhan, Iran
- November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, Iran
- December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- August 20, 1954, Tonbak,kangan,sabakhi,akhtar, Iran
- February 17, 2002, Baghan, Iran
- February 2, 1985, S, Firuzabad-Jahrom, Iran
- April 1953, Khan-E-Zenyan,khatiri, Iran
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 318.