December 8, 1058 Earthquake: Mosul, Kirkuk, Hamadan, Tikrit, Wasit, Amah, Iraq
An earthquake struck Mosul, Kirkuk, Hamadan, Tikrit, Wasit, Amah, Iraq on December 8, 1058 at 15:00 UTC.
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
- December 8, 1058
- Time
- 15:00 UTC
- Place
- Mosul, Kirkuk, Hamadan, Tikrit, Wasit, Amah, Iraq
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.300° N, 44.700° E
- Country
- Iraq
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- 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.
December 8, 1058, 18 [local time], Western Zagros-Hamrin, 34.3 N, 44.7 E, magnitude 6.4. At dusk on 18 Shawwal 450 a widely felt earthquake in the western Zagros caused considerable damage, killing many people. In Baghdad slow ground movements caused panic and the collapse of many houses. The shock caused great concern in Takrit and it was felt as far as 'Ana, Mosul, Hamadan and Wasit. (reference #1117)
February 28, 1058 - February 16, 1059. In 450 A.H.L. an earthquake occurred in Mosul where many people were killed and caused severe damage in a wide region extending to Hamadan. Quakes in Mosul lasted about one hour (Sani'ud-oovlah 1880; Ibn-ul-Athir). (reference #1217)
September 23 - October 21, 1058 (AH 450 Sha'ban). Baghdad was shaken by an earthquake which extended to Hamadan, Wasit, 'Anah, and Tikrit. (reference #1098)
1058, Kirkuk-Mosul area, intensity IX. Large, caused heavy damage in Tikrit, Wasit, Amah, and was strongly felt in Baghdad and Hamadan, many towns destroyed in Jazirah. (reference #1222)
Dec. 2, 1958, Mosul, intensity IX, strong killed many. (reference #1222)
1058 (Shawwal 18), Mosul intensity IX, Kirkuk intensity VII, Tikrit, Wasit, Anah, Baghdad (intensity VI). (Reference #1057)
1058 Kirkuk-Mosul, intensity IX. (reference #3437)
December 8, 1058, dusk. (reference #3437)
1058, Arajan, Iran. (reference #1192)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 17, 1007, Dinavar,baghdad, Tigris-Ktesiphon, Iran-Iraq
- November 12, 2017, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- December 2, 1864, Zurbatiyah, Badrah, Tursaq, Baghdad, Iraq
- August 25, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- November 25, 2018, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- April 957, Kerend,qasr-E-Shirin, Halwan, Iran, Iraq
- April 18, 1086, Mesopotamia,jazirah,badharaya, Syria, Iraq
- April 14, 1867, Mandali,jalula,baghdad, Iraq
- January 6, 2019, Sarpol-E Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran
- April 1, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 6, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 11, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- May 11, 1149, Baghdad, Iraq
- February 8, 1865, Turaq, Jassan, Kut-Al-Amarah, Baghdad, Iraq
- September 9, 910, Kufah,baghdad, Iraq
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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 348.