June 7, 1755 Earthquake: Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran
An earthquake struck Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran on June 7, 1755. It killed 40,000 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
- June 7, 1755
- Place
- Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.000° N, 51.500° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 40,000
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran
- January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, Iran
- 1574, Fin,kashan, 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
- December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- December 20, 2017, Alborz, Iran
- December 26, 2017, Alborz, Tehran, Iran
- March 14, 1794, Kashan, Iran
- December 15, 1778, Kashan, Iran
More
Significant earthquakes of 1755The 1700sRecent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 1336.