January 12, 1894 Earthquake: Quchan, Iran
An earthquake struck Quchan, Iran on January 12, 1894.
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 12, 1894
- Place
- Quchan, Iran
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.100° N, 58.300° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
On 12 Jan 1894, in the evening, another aftershock [of 17 Nov 1893 earthquake] caused the collapse of ruins in Quchan with loss of life. (reference #1117)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 5, 1948, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
- 1101, Khorasan, Iran
- November 17, 1893, Quchan, Mashhad, Bojnurd, Iran
- November 18, 1667, Shirvan, Shamkha, Iran
- July 30, 1673, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran
- August 20, 943, Nisa, Turkmenistan
- January 6, 1872, Quchan, Iran
- May 1, 1929, Kopet-Dagh, Iran
- February 22, 1852, Khabushan (NW Kuchan), Iran
- December 23, 1871, Quchan, Iran
- January 17, 1895, Quchan, Iran
- April 2, 1879, Bojnurd, Iran
- September 17, 1923, Bodzhnurd, Qaleh Jaq Kmen, Iran
- February 4, 1997, Bojnurd, Shirvan, Esfarayen, Iran
- January 3, 1969, NE Khurasan Province, Iran
More
Significant earthquakes of 1894The 1800sRecent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 2439.