May 11, 1945 Earthquake: Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran

Date

May 11, 1945

Time

20:17:00 UTC

Place

Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.200° N, 52.100° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

20

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.

• July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran45,000 deaths · 82 km
• June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran40,000 deaths · 144 km
• April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran40,000 deaths · 173 km
• January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran30,000 deaths · 192 km
• January 23, 1909, Silakor, IranM7.3 · 5,500 deaths · 185 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 197 km
• May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, IranM6.4 · 1,500 deaths · 189 km
• 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran1,200 deaths · 148 km
• July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, IranM6.6 · 1,100 deaths · 134 km
• May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, IranM5.4 · 1,070 deaths · 195 km
• May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran500 deaths · 56 km
• March 5, 1935, Alborz, IranM6 · 60 deaths · 116 km
• May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, IranM6.3 · 35 deaths · $165 million · 3,880 houses destroyed · 129 km
• March 25, 1983, Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, IranM4.9 · 30 deaths · $5 million · 85 km
• December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, IranM6 · 26 deaths · $5 million · 149 km

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