March 24, 1913 Earthquake: Teyhan, Iran
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Teyhan, Iran on March 24, 1913 at 10:34 UTC. It killed 11 people.
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
- March 24, 1913
- Time
- 10:34 UTC
- Place
- Teyhan, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.800° N, 53.700° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 11
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.
Reference #1117 lists earthquake on March 24, 1913, 10:34 UTC, 26.8 N, 53.7 E, magnitude 5.8.
Reference #1120 lists earthquake on March 24, 1913, 11 deaths in the Reyhan region.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 11, 1008, Dainawar, Iran-Iraq
- June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), Iran
- April 24, 1960, Lar, Iran
- October 31, 1956, Bastak, Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- June 11, 1961, Dehkuyeh,khaneh,lar,shagheb,nokhriz,bighu, Iran
- January 19, 1950, Bushire, Iran
- January 15, 1953, Lar, Iran
- November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
- July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- July 20, 2010, Farsinaj, Iran
- January 2, 2014, Bastak, Iran
- July 10, 2003, Gajjiabad, Southern, Iran
- August 20, 1954, Tonbak,kangan,sabakhi,akhtar, Iran
More
Significant earthquakes of 1913The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1913Recent 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 2974.