June 30, 1936 Earthquake: Abiz, Sarbisheh, Iran

Date

June 30, 1936

Time

19:26:06 UTC

Place

Abiz, Sarbisheh, Iran

Magnitude

6.1 (Mw)

Focal depth

15 km (9 mi)

Intensity

7 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

33.734° N, 60.405° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

12

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.

• October 21, 1336, Khaf, IranM7.6 · 20,000 deaths · 125 km
• August 31, 1968, Dasht-E-Bayaz, IranM7.1 · 10,488 deaths · $35 million · 12,000 houses destroyed · 131 km
• January 30, 1549, Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran3,000 deaths · 124 km
• May 10, 1997, Birjand, Ghaen, Afghanistan, IranM7.2 · 1,728 deaths · $100 million · 10,533 houses destroyed · 56 km
• October 7, 2023, Herat, AfghanistanM6.3 · 1,482 deaths · $50 million · 10,002 houses destroyed · 170 km
• February 16, 1941, Mohammadabad, IranM6.3 · 730 deaths · 153 km
• September 23, 1947, Dustabad, IranM6.9 · 500 deaths · 164 km
• November 14, 1979, Khorasan, IranM6.6 · 171 deaths · 216 houses destroyed · 59 km
• January 16, 1979, Bonzanabad, IranM6.5 · 129 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 81 km
• November 27, 1979, IranM7.1 · 20 deaths · 58 km
• April 1, 1962, Mussavieh, IranM5.8 · 20 deaths · 152 km
• November 7, 1976, Khorasan Province, IranM6 · 17 deaths · 111 km
• April 10, 1998, Birjand, Gonabad, IranM5.8 · 12 deaths · 600 houses destroyed · 148 km
• December 5, 2012, Khorasan Province, IranM5.7 · 8 deaths · 81 km
• October 15, 2023, Herat, AfghanistanM6.3 · 4 deaths · 185 km

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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 3575.