January 20, 1868 Earthquake: Alhak, Iran

Date

January 20, 1868

Place

Alhak, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.300° N, 56.300° E

Country

Iran

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.

• December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, IranM7.9 · 200,000 deaths · 180 km
• November 18, 1667, Shirvan, Shamkha, Iran12,000 deaths · 146 km
• February 12, 1953, Torud, IranM6.6 · 970 deaths · 1,800 houses destroyed · 157 km
• April 2, 1879, Bojnurd, IranM6.7 · 700 deaths · 165 km
• July 30, 1970, Karnaveh, Marev, IranM6.7 · 220 deaths · $8 million · 2,000 houses destroyed · 171 km
• July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, IranM7.2 · 171 deaths · 156 km
• September 17, 1923, Bodzhnurd, Qaleh Jaq Kmen, IranM6.4 · 157 deaths · 160 km
• February 4, 1997, Bojnurd, Shirvan, Esfarayen, IranM6.5 · 88 deaths · $30 million · 5,500 houses destroyed · 175 km
• January 3, 1969, NE Khurasan Province, IranM5.5 · 50 deaths · 100 houses destroyed · 170 km
• April 5, 1944, Gorgan, IranM5.2 · 20 deaths · 170 km
• March 31, 1963, Hendojan, IranM5 · 4 deaths · 100 houses destroyed · 163 km
• May 13, 2017, Khorasan, IranM5.6 · 3 deaths · $2 million · 182 km
• August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, IranM5.7 · 3 deaths · 700 houses destroyed · 188 km
• February 14, 1971, Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 71 km
• 1300, Neyshabur (Neishabur),firrim, IranM6.5 · 62 km

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