December 15, 1778 Earthquake: Kashan, Iran

Date

December 15, 1778

Place

Kashan, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

33.900° N, 51.300° E

Country

Iran

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.

• July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran45,000 deaths · 156 km
• June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran40,000 deaths · 22 km
• January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran30,000 deaths · 33 km
• January 23, 1909, Silakor, IranM7.3 · 5,500 deaths · 95 km
• May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, IranM6.4 · 1,500 deaths · 35 km
• 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran1,200 deaths · 14 km
• December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, IranM6 · 26 deaths · $5 million · 97 km
• May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran20 deaths · 149 km
• May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran20 deaths · 162 km
• April 23, 1957, Kachu Mesqal, Iran16 deaths · 210 houses destroyed · 124 km
• June 27, 1961, Iran5 deaths · 181 km
• December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, IranM5.2 · 3 deaths · $1 million · 94 km
• December 20, 2017, Alborz, IranM4.9 · 2 deaths · 197 km
• March 14, 1794, Kashan, Iran14 km
• June 18, 2007, Qom, IranM5.5 · 74 km

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