January 30, 1778 Earthquake: Kashan, Iran
An earthquake struck Kashan, Iran on January 30, 1778. It killed 30,000 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
- January 30, 1778
- Place
- Kashan, Iran
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.600° N, 51.300° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 30,000
- 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
- June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, Iran
- 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran
- December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran
- May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran
- April 23, 1957, Kachu Mesqal, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- December 15, 1778, Kashan, Iran
- March 14, 1794, Kashan, Iran
- June 18, 2007, Qom, Iran
- 1888, Lake Irene, Iran
More
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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 1432.