April 5, 1944 Earthquake: Gorgan, Iran

Date

April 5, 1944

Place

Gorgan, Iran

Magnitude

5.2 (Ms)

Focal depth

7 km (4 mi)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.800° N, 54.500° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

20

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.

• December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, IranM7.9 · 200,000 deaths · 69 km
• April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran40,000 deaths · 173 km
• July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, IranM6.6 · 1,100 deaths · 164 km
• May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, IranM5.4 · 1,070 deaths · 101 km
• February 12, 1953, Torud, IranM6.6 · 970 deaths · 1,800 houses destroyed · 163 km
• April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, IranM6.4 · 690 deaths · 79 km
• July 30, 1970, Karnaveh, Marev, IranM6.7 · 220 deaths · $8 million · 2,000 houses destroyed · 166 km
• July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, IranM7.2 · 171 deaths · 24 km
• March 5, 1935, Alborz, IranM6 · 60 deaths · 166 km
• August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, IranM5.7 · 3 deaths · 700 houses destroyed · 146 km
• February 14, 1971, Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 101 km
• August 9, 1971, Babol-Kenar, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 170 km
• January 10, 2005, Gorgan, IranM5.4 · 34 km
• October 7, 2004, Golestan, IranM5.6 · 36 km
• November 26, 1999, Gorgan, IranM5.3 · 38 km

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