April 11, 1935 Earthquake: Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, Iran
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, Iran on April 11, 1935 at 23:14:48 UTC, 15 km below the surface. It killed 690 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
- April 11, 1935
- Time
- 23:14:48 UTC
- Place
- Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.586° N, 53.650° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 690
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1138 lists magnitude 6.3, 690 deaths.
Reference #223 lists magnitude 6.3, depth 14 km, MMI IX, 500 deaths, severe damage.
Reference #12864 lists magnitude 6.2 (Ms), MMI VIII, 400 deaths, 106 villages destroyed.
Reference #10476 lists magnitude 6.37 (Mw), 36.586 N 53.65 E, depth 15 km.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, Iran
- April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran
- July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, Iran
- May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, Iran
- February 12, 1953, Torud, Iran
- May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran
- July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, Iran
- March 5, 1935, Alborz, Iran
- May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, Iran
- March 25, 1983, Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, Iran
- April 5, 1944, Gorgan, Iran
- August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, Iran
- May 7, 2020, Tehran, Damavand, Iran
- August 9, 1971, Babol-Kenar, Iran
- October 2, 1930, Ah,mobarakabad,ab Ali,sarpurak, 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 3544.