July 29, 1963 Earthquake: Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, Iran on July 29, 1963 at 06:10:00 UTC, 37 km below the surface. It killed 5 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
- July 29, 1963
- Time
- 06:10:00 UTC
- Place
- Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- Focal depth
- 37 km (23 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.800° N, 55.600° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 350
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.
1963 July 29, 06:10:22.6, 27.8N 55.6E. 5 killed 8 injured, 350 mud huts destroyed in Gahgum. Depth about 37 km. Mag 52. (reference #45)
1963 July 29, 06:10:22.6, 27.8N 55.6E, depth 37. Southern Iran, near the Persian Gulf; destruction of the village of Garkhurn (region of Bandar-Abbas), 5 dead, 8 injured, 350 houses made unfit for habitation. (reference #1040)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 11, 1897, Qeshm Island, Larak Island, Iran
- April 24, 1960, Lar, Iran
- October 31, 1956, Bastak, Iran
- September 22, 1923, Sirjan, Iran
- May 19, 1884, Qeshm I,bandar-E-Laft,saheli,tonban,direstan, Iran
- March 21, 1977, Bandar Abbas, Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- June 11, 1961, Dehkuyeh,khaneh,lar,shagheb,nokhriz,bighu, Iran
- November 6, 1990, S, Darab, Iran
- January 15, 1953, Lar, Iran
- November 27, 2005, Qeshm, Zirang
- July 9, 1902, Qeshm,bandar Abbas,genu, Qeshm Island, Iran
- March 7, 1975, Sarkhun,qaleh Qazi,qadhad,nong-E-Bala, Iran
- September 10, 2008, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, 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 4299.