Significant earthquakes of 1933

November 28, 1933 Earthquake: Bahabad,aliabad,rahimabad,khairabad, Iran

November 28, 1933 · M6.3 · 4 deaths

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Bahabad,aliabad,rahimabad,khairabad, Iran on November 28, 1933 at 11:09:00 UTC, 27 km below the surface. It killed 4 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
November 28, 1933
Time
11:09:00 UTC
Place
Bahabad,aliabad,rahimabad,khairabad, Iran
Magnitude
6.3
Focal depth
27 km (17 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
32.100° N, 56.000° E
Country
Iran

The toll

Deaths
4
Damage
Severe (about $5 to $25 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 3526.