March 1052 Earthquake: Baihaq, Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
An earthquake struck Baihaq, Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran in March 1052.
Map
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
- March 1052
- Place
- Baihaq, Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 58.800° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
Our notes indicate that the year 1052 A.D. - 1053 A.D. witnessed two major earthquakes in Iran with epicentres at Arrjan (Khuzestan - Fars) and Baihaq (Khorasan). These were probably separate events as the two sites are some 1000 kilometres distant and a single quake is most unlikely to extend so far. (reference #1217)
1052-1053, 36 N, 58.8 E, depth 10 km, magnitude 6.2, intensity IX, destruction in region of Nishapur [Khorasan]. (reference #223)
March 1052, 36 N, 58.8 E, magnitude 6.2, intensity IX, Nishapur. (reference #3437)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1101, Khorasan, Iran
- October 21, 1336, Khaf, Iran
- November 17, 1893, Quchan, Mashhad, Bojnurd, Iran
- November 18, 1667, Shirvan, Shamkha, Iran
- July 30, 1673, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran
- January 6, 1872, Quchan, Iran
- February 22, 1852, Khabushan (NW Kuchan), Iran
- December 23, 1871, Quchan, Iran
- January 17, 1895, Quchan, Iran
- December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran
- December 14, 1925, Bajestan, Iran
- September 25, 1903, Kashmar, Iran
- September 17, 1923, Bodzhnurd, Qaleh Jaq Kmen, Iran
- January 3, 1969, NE Khurasan Province, Iran
- August 21, 1928, Shirvan, 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 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 341.