November 18, 1727 Earthquake: Tabriz, Iran
An earthquake struck Tabriz, Iran on November 18, 1727. It killed 77,000 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
- November 18, 1727
- Place
- Tabriz, Iran
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.000° N, 46.300° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 77,000
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
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.
Aug 19, 1727 - Aug 6, 1728. A violent earthquake in Tabriz. Tabriz, in 1727 A.D. the city was ruined and 77,000 people perished. (reference #1217)
November 18, 1727, Tabriz, 77,000 dead. (reference #1002)
November 18, 1727, Persia, Tabriz, 77,000 people perished, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts.
(reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 8, 1780, Tabriz, Iran
- November 4, 1042, Tabriz, Iran
- August 21, 1042, Tabriz, Iran
- April 26, 1721, Tabriz, Iran
- February 5, 1641, Tabriz, Kurdistan, Iran
- December 27, 1779, Tabriz, Iran
- April 27, 1931, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan, Armenia
- May 6, 1930, Salmas, Iran
- March 22, 1879, Bozqush, Ardabil, Gamrud, Tark, Manan, Iran
- 1664, Tabriz, Iran
- February 28, 1997, Ardabil, Iran
- April 18, 1843, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran
- January 5, 1896, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran
- December 1863, Nir,ardabil, Iran
- January 3, 1864, Lenkoran, Niar, Ardabil, Azerbaijan, 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 1242.