January 17, 1864 Earthquake: Kirman, Chatrud, Iran
An earthquake struck Kirman, Chatrud, Iran on January 17, 1864.
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 17, 1864
- Place
- Kirman, Chatrud, Iran
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.600° N, 57.000° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
January 17, 1864, 30.6 N, 57 E, Kirman. On the night of 7 Sha'ban 1280 a destructive earthquake in Chatrud and in the settlements to the northeast of the plain killed many people and animals. The shock caused considerable damage in Kirman where the ivan of the Jami' Muzaffar collapsed and the walls of the Qubbeh-yi Sabz were damaged. (reference #1117)
January 17, 1864, night, 30.67 N, 57.02 E, intensity VIII, Chatrud, Kirman. (reference #3437)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 28, 1981, SE, Kerman, Iran
- May 25, 1923, Turbat-Haklari, Iran
- June 11, 1981, Golbaft, SE, Iran
- April 18, 1911, Ravar, Iran
- February 22, 2005, Zarand, Kerman Province, Iran
- December 19, 1977, Bab-Tangol, Iran
- September 22, 1923, Sirjan, Iran
- March 14, 1998, Golbaf, Baft, Kerman, Iran
- November 28, 1933, Bahabad,aliabad,rahimabad,khairabad, Iran
- November 20, 1989, Shahdad, Kerman Province, Iran
- December 1, 2017, Kerman, Iran
- 1896, Qobeh-E-Sabz (Kerman), Iran
- May 7, 2006, Zarand, Iran
- February 27, 2012, Ravar, 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 8319.