1367 Earthquake: Kuchesfahan, Iran

Date

1367

Place

Kuchesfahan, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.300° N, 49.700° E

Country

Iran

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.

• June 20, 1990, Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil, IranM7.3 · 40,000 deaths · $7.2 billion · 100,000 houses destroyed · 46 km
• September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, IranM7.2 · 12,225 deaths · $30 million · 21,310 houses destroyed · 186 km
• May 4, 1639, Qazvin, Iran12,000 deaths · 125 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 123 km
• March 22, 1879, Bozqush, Ardabil, Gamrud, Tark, Manan, IranM6.7 · 2,000 deaths · 168 km
• February 28, 1997, Ardabil, IranM6.1 · 1,100 deaths · $76 million · 12,000 houses destroyed · 169 km
• January 3, 1864, Lenkoran, Niar, Ardabil, Azerbaijan, Iran500 deaths · 164 km
• January 2, 1896, Sangabad (Senjabad), Iran300 deaths · 135 km
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million · 195 km
• November 4, 1978, Rasht, Siahbil, IranM6.3 · 26 deaths · $1.2 million · 541 houses destroyed · 75 km
• June 21, 1990, Lowshan, Manjil, IranM5.6 · 20 deaths · 74 km
• September 21, 1958, IranM5.2 · 16 deaths · 157 km
• November 7, 2019, Miyaneh, Iran5 deaths · 197 km
• July 22, 1983, NW, Zanjin, IranM5 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 75 houses destroyed · 60 km
• November 28, 1991, Rudbar, Rasht, IranM5 · 1 death · 43 km

Significant earthquakes of 1367The 1300sRecent earthquakes near here

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 557.