July 9, 1902 Earthquake: Qeshm,bandar Abbas,genu, Qeshm Island, Iran

Date

July 9, 1902

Time

03:38:00 UTC

Place

Qeshm,bandar Abbas,genu, Qeshm Island, Iran

Magnitude

6.3 (Ms)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

27.100° N, 56.300° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

10

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.

• January 11, 1897, Qeshm Island, Larak Island, IranM6.1 · 1,600 deaths · 17 km
• April 24, 1960, Lar, IranM5.9 · 420 deaths · $20 million · 195 km
• October 31, 1956, Bastak, IranM6.4 · 410 deaths · $2.8 million · 185 km
• May 19, 1884, Qeshm I,bandar-E-Laft,saheli,tonban,direstan, Iran238 deaths · 50 km
• March 21, 1977, Bandar Abbas, IranM6.7 · 167 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · 54 km
• June 11, 1961, Dehkuyeh,khaneh,lar,shagheb,nokhriz,bighu, IranM6.4 · 61 deaths · 500 houses destroyed · 194 km
• November 6, 1990, S, Darab, IranM6.5 · 22 deaths · $232.3 million · 1,445 houses destroyed · 152 km
• November 27, 2005, Qeshm, ZirangM6 · 13 deaths · 57 km
• January 15, 1953, Lar, IranM5.5 · 13 deaths · 170 km
• March 7, 1975, Sarkhun,qaleh Qazi,qadhad,nong-E-Bala, IranM6.1 · 7 deaths · 45 km
• September 10, 2008, Hormozgan Province, IranM6.1 · 7 deaths · 61 km
• July 29, 1963, Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, IranM5.2 · 5 deaths · 350 houses destroyed · 104 km
• July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, IranM6 · 5 deaths · $142 million · 107 km
• June 3, 2006, Qeshm, Southern, IranM5.1 · 2 deaths · 59 km
• November 14, 2021, Hormozgan Province, IranM6.3 · 2 deaths · $165 million · 74 km

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