Significant earthquakes of 1925

December 18, 1925 Earthquake: Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran

December 18, 1925 · M5.5 · 2 deaths

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran on December 18, 1925 at 05:53:00 UTC. It killed 2 people.

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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
December 18, 1925
Time
05:53:00 UTC
Place
Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran
Magnitude
5.5
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
28.500° N, 51.200° E
Country
Iran

The toll

Deaths
2
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.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 3282.