July 15, 1929 Earthquake: Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran on July 15, 1929 at 07:44:00 UTC, 65 km below the surface. It killed 6 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
- July 15, 1929
- Time
- 07:44:00 UTC
- Place
- Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Focal depth
- 65 km (40 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 32.200° N, 49.700° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 6
- 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.
- April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- March 31, 2006, Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran
- May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran
- March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, Iran
- July 8, 2019, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- September 25, 2002, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- December 5, 2024, Khuzestan, Iran
- December 11, 2003, Masjed-E- Soleyman, Western, Iran
- November 20, 2007, Qal' Eh-Ye Tol, Khuzestan, Western, Iran
- November 19, 2004, Western Iran
- June 30, 1963, Western Iran
- 1888, Lake Irene, Iran
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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 3400.