January 30, 1549 Earthquake: Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran

Date

January 30, 1549

Place

Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

33.500° N, 59.100° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

3,000

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.

• October 21, 1336, Khaf, IranM7.6 · 20,000 deaths · 144 km
• September 16, 1978, Tabas, IranM7.4 · 20,000 deaths · $50 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · 154 km
• August 31, 1968, Dasht-E-Bayaz, IranM7.1 · 10,488 deaths · $35 million · 12,000 houses destroyed · 73 km
• May 10, 1997, Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, IranM7.2 · 1,728 deaths · $100 million · 10,533 houses destroyed · 75 km
• December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran800 deaths · 195 km
• February 16, 1941, Mohammadabad, IranM6.3 · 730 deaths · 30 km
• September 1, 1968, Ferdow, IranM6.2 · 700 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · 100 km
• September 23, 1947, Dustabad, IranM6.9 · 500 deaths · 44 km
• December 14, 1925, Bajestan, IranM5.5 · 500 deaths · 153 km
• November 14, 1979, Khorasan, IranM6.6 · 171 deaths · 216 houses destroyed · 86 km
• January 16, 1979, Bonzanabad, IranM6.5 · 129 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 63 km
• April 1, 1962, Mussavieh, IranM5.8 · 20 deaths · 31 km
• November 27, 1979, IranM7.1 · 20 deaths · 87 km
• November 7, 1976, Khorasan Province, IranM6 · 17 deaths · 40 km
• June 30, 1936, Abiz, Sarbisheh, IranM6.1 · 12 deaths · 124 km

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