August 13, 1862 Earthquake: Kuhrud, Iran

Date

August 13, 1862

Place

Kuhrud, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.000° N, 59.000° E

Country

Iran

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.

• 1101, Khorasan, IranM6.5 · 60,000 deaths · 111 km
• October 21, 1336, Khaf, IranM7.6 · 20,000 deaths · 72 km
• August 31, 1968, Dasht-E-Bayaz, IranM7.1 · 10,488 deaths · $35 million · 12,000 houses destroyed · 94 km
• July 30, 1673, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), IranM6.6 · 5,600 deaths · 147 km
• January 30, 1549, Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran3,000 deaths · 167 km
• May 10, 1997, Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, IranM7.2 · 1,728 deaths · $100 million · 10,533 houses destroyed · 150 km
• December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran800 deaths · 91 km
• February 16, 1941, Mohammadabad, IranM6.3 · 730 deaths · 165 km
• September 1, 1968, Ferdow, IranM6.2 · 700 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · 133 km
• December 14, 1925, Bajestan, IranM5.5 · 500 deaths · 93 km
• September 23, 1947, Dustabad, IranM6.9 · 500 deaths · 159 km
• September 25, 1903, Kashmar, IranM5.9 · 350 deaths · 76 km
• November 14, 1979, Khorasan, IranM6.6 · 171 deaths · 216 houses destroyed · 137 km
• January 16, 1979, Bonzanabad, IranM6.5 · 129 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 131 km
• November 27, 1979, IranM7.1 · 20 deaths · 138 km

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