1574 Earthquake: Fin,kashan, Iran
An earthquake struck Fin,kashan, Iran in 1574. It killed 1,200 people.
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
- 1574
- Place
- Fin,kashan, Iran
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.000° N, 51.400° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1,200
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran
- June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran
- January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, Iran
- May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran
- December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran
- May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran
- April 23, 1957, Kachu Mesqal, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- December 20, 2017, Alborz, Iran
- December 26, 2017, Alborz, Tehran, Iran
- March 14, 1794, Kashan, 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 761.