May 15, 1344 Earthquake: Esfahan, Iran

Date

May 15, 1344

Place

Esfahan, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

32.600° N, 51.700° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

20

Damage

Limited (under about $1 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.

• June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran40,000 deaths · 157 km
• January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran30,000 deaths · 117 km
• May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, IranM6.4 · 1,500 deaths · 115 km
• 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran1,200 deaths · 158 km
• April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, IranM6 · 366 deaths · 2,100 houses destroyed · 125 km
• December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, IranM6.1 · 76 deaths · 197 km
• April 23, 1957, Kachu Mesqal, Iran16 deaths · 210 houses destroyed · 116 km
• March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, IranM4.6 · 6 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 130 km
• July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, IranM6.2 · 6 deaths · 193 km
• September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, IranM5.5 · 2 deaths · 131 km
• February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, IranM5.4 · 2 deaths · $10 million · 198 km
• February 13, 2008, Nasirabad, IranM4.9 · 108 km
• December 15, 1778, Kashan, Iran149 km
• March 14, 1794, Kashan, Iran158 km
• April 18, 1990, Hanna, IranM4.7 · 166 km

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