Significant earthquakes of 1664

1664 Earthquake: Tabriz, Iran

1664 · 1,500 deaths

An earthquake struck Tabriz, Iran in 1664. It killed 1,500 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
1664
Place
Tabriz, Iran
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
38.100° N, 46.300° E
Country
Iran

The toll

Deaths
1,500
Damage
Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Houses destroyed
Many (101 to 1,000)

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.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1664. Tabriz. Many places, including Tabriz, were ruined by an

earthquake in 1074 H. (reference #1117)

1664, Persia, Tabriz, and the country round. Intensity I which corresponds to an earthquake of intensity sufficient to crack walls, break chimneys, to shatter old buildings or to produce cracks in the ground. (reference #1055)

1664, Tabriz in Persia and the country round. Very violent. Did great damage in many places. (reference #1879)

1664, a destructive earthquake in Tabriz and surroundings. (reference #1217)

1664, Tabriz, (37.9 N, 47.5 E or 38.1 N, 46.3 E) magnitude 5.5, 1500 killed. (reference #3437)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

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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 1027.