September 22, 1854 Earthquake: Tabriz, Khvoy (Khoi), Iran
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Tabriz, Khvoy (Khoi), Iran on September 22, 1854.
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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
- September 22, 1854
- Place
- Tabriz, Khvoy (Khoi), Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.060° N, 45.030° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
September - October 1854. Tabriz was affected by earthquakes. September 23, 1854; Tabriz, 4 shocks of which the first and strongest lasted twenty seconds; several villages were almost entirely destroyed, as also the town of Khoi. (reference #1217)
September 23, Persia, Tabriz, intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked in places and small landslips occur. (reference #1055)
September 22, 1854, 38.06 N, 45.30 E, magnitude 4.5, intensity VI. (reference #3437)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 1727, Tabriz, Iran
- 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
- November 24, 1976, Muradiye, Turkey
- April 27, 1931, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan, Armenia
- May 6, 1930, Salmas, Iran
- March 31, 1648, Van, Turkey
- 1664, Tabriz, Iran
- July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, Turkey
- April 18, 1843, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran
- January 5, 1896, Khvoy (Khoy), 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 1966.