September 21, 1958 Earthquake: Iran

Date

September 21, 1958

Time

16:18:00 UTC

Place

Iran

Magnitude

5.2 (Ms)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.000° N, 49.000° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

16

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.

• June 20, 1990, Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil, IranM7.3 · 40,000 deaths · $7.2 billion · 100,000 houses destroyed · 113 km
• September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, IranM7.2 · 12,225 deaths · $30 million · 21,310 houses destroyed · 89 km
• May 4, 1639, Qazvin, Iran12,000 deaths · 93 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 142 km
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million · 42 km
• November 4, 1978, Rasht, Siahbil, IranM6.3 · 26 deaths · $1.2 million · 541 houses destroyed · 187 km
• June 21, 1990, Lowshan, Manjil, IranM5.6 · 20 deaths · 101 km
• July 22, 1983, NW, Zanjin, IranM5 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 75 houses destroyed · 107 km
• December 20, 2017, Alborz, IranM4.9 · 2 deaths · 181 km
• November 28, 1991, Rudbar, Rasht, IranM5 · 1 death · 116 km
• July 22, 1980, Lahijan, Rasht, IranM5.4 · 1 death · 170 km
• September 2, 2002, Kak, Razan, Sizan, IranM5.2 · 36 km
• 1400, Rudbar, Iran56 km
• December 10, 1119, Qazvin, IranM6.5 · 93 km
• December 16, 1808, Qazvin-Taleqan, Iran93 km

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