March 9, 1830 Earthquake: Dagestan, Russia
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Dagestan, Russia on March 9, 1830 at 11:22:00 UTC, 16 km below the surface. It killed 40 people.
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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
- March 9, 1830
- Time
- 11:22:00 UTC
- Place
- Dagestan, Russia
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Focal depth
- 16 km (10 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.000° N, 47.000° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
- Deaths
- 40
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
- March 9, 1830, Russia
- May 14, 1970, Dagestan, Russia
- October 11, 2008, Chechnya, Caucasus, Russia
- August 3, 1989, Groznyy, Buynaksk, Russia
- June 5, 2018, Shaki-Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
- February 1, 1999, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
- January 9, 1975, Dagestan, Russia
- May 14, 1970, Dagestan, Russia
- June 8, 1652, Caucasus, Russia
- May 1, 1885, Caucasus, Russia
- 743, Caspian Sea, Russia
- May 7, 2012, Zagatala, Azerbaijan
- January 1, 1811, Kakhetiya, Georgia
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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 1736.