June 1865 Earthquake: Shiraz, Darvesh-Asuh, Iran
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Shiraz, Darvesh-Asuh, Iran in June 1865.
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
- June 1865
- Place
- Shiraz, Darvesh-Asuh, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.600° N, 53.100° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
1865. An earthquake leveled the villages of Darvesh Asuh, near Mugam (26 deg 54 min N, 53 deg 30 min E), with the ground; and its remarkable effects were witnessed by Dr. Colvill of the Bushire Residency. (reference #1217)
June 1865, severe earthquake in Shiraz. (reference #1217)
June 1865, 29.6 N, 53.1 E, intensity VII, magnitude 6.0. (reference #3437)
1865, 27.2 N, 53.1 E, intensity VII, magnitude 5.6. (reference #3437)
1865, Shiraz, Iran. (reference #1212)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran
- April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, Iran
- April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran
- May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, Iran
- November 28, 2013, Borazjan, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, Iran
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, Iran
- November 11, 1973, Qeshlagh,deh Bid, Iran
- April 1953, Khan-E-Zenyan,khatiri, Iran
- February 2, 1985, S, Firuzabad-Jahrom, Iran
- September 27, 2010, Shiraz, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, 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 2091.