April 20, 1608 Earthquake: Gilan, W Mazandaran, Iran

1608 April 20 Taliqan. On 4 Muharram 1017 there was a major earthquake in southern Gilan, causing great damage over a large area. Many houses were destroyed in Taliqan, Rudbarat-i Alamut and in the region of Qazvin. The castle of Darband was also ruined; a recently built tower fell down, shattering the inside of the castle, and three towers over the gateway also collapsed. Further east in Amul, Sari and Ashraf, 280 kilometres away from the epicentral area, houses were cracked and chimneys collapsed. The shock was associated with violent ground movements more than 300 kilometres away, at Miyan Kaleh. It caused large waves in the Caspian Sea which crashed up the coast and resulted in great alarm among men and animals. (reference #1117)

The earthquake affected five villages of northeastern Qazvin where 3000 people were killed. The five villages are situated to the northwest of the four districts of Rudbarat-e-Alamut known as Chahar Kalateh […] Large landslides destroyed these villages and their inhabitants perished. For several days, ‘bloody waters’ were observed in the springs of Moalem Kalayeh, which is located to the south of Chahar Kalateh, and was also destroyed.