December 14, 1925 Earthquake: Bajestan, Iran

Date

December 14, 1925

Place

Bajestan, Iran

Magnitude

5.5

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

34.600° N, 58.100° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

500

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.

• 1101, Khorasan, IranM6.5 · 60,000 deaths · 176 km
• October 21, 1336, Khaf, IranM7.6 · 20,000 deaths · 147 km
• September 16, 1978, Tabas, IranM7.4 · 20,000 deaths · $50 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · 165 km
• August 31, 1968, Dasht-E-Bayaz, IranM7.1 · 10,488 deaths · $35 million · 12,000 houses destroyed · 103 km
• January 30, 1549, Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran3,000 deaths · 153 km
• May 10, 1997, Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, IranM7.2 · 1,728 deaths · $100 million · 10,533 houses destroyed · 179 km
• December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran800 deaths · 45 km
• February 16, 1941, Mohammadabad, IranM6.3 · 730 deaths · 135 km
• September 1, 1968, Ferdow, IranM6.2 · 700 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · 67 km
• September 23, 1947, Dustabad, IranM6.9 · 500 deaths · 121 km
• September 25, 1903, Kashmar, IranM5.9 · 350 deaths · 67 km
• November 14, 1979, Khorasan, IranM6.6 · 171 deaths · 216 houses destroyed · 173 km
• January 16, 1979, Bonzanabad, IranM6.5 · 129 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 154 km
• April 1, 1962, Mussavieh, IranM5.8 · 20 deaths · 158 km
• November 27, 1979, IranM7.1 · 20 deaths · 175 km

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