March 24, 1963 Earthquake: Karkhaneh, Iran

Date

March 24, 1963

Time

12:44:05 UTC

Place

Karkhaneh, Iran

Magnitude

6 (Mw)

Focal depth

20 km (12 mi)

Intensity

7 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

34.438° N, 47.882° E

Country

Iran

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 million)

Houses destroyed

5,000

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.

• November 18, 871, Saimareh, IranM6.8 · 20,000 deaths · 151 km
• December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, IranM6.5 · 1,200 deaths · 13 km
• November 12, 2017, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, IranM7.3 · 630 deaths · $750 million · 15,500 houses destroyed · 184 km
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million · 169 km
• August 16, 1958, Firuzabad, IranM6.7 · 132 deaths · 2,500 houses destroyed · 17 km
• March 31, 2006, Borujerd, Dorud, Western, IranM6.1 · 70 deaths · 133 km
• June 27, 1961, Iran5 deaths · 175 km
• April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, IranM5.4 · 2 deaths · 50 km
• May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, IranM4.6 · 2 deaths · 54 km
• October 14, 1961, Iran2 deaths · 95 km
• August 25, 2018, Kermanshah, IranM6 · 2 deaths · 151 km
• November 25, 2018, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, IranM6.3 · 1 death · 196 km
• June 1872, Hamadan, Iran13 km
• April 912, Dinavar, Iran20 km
• December 24, 2002, Kermanshah, IranM5.2 · 3,000 houses destroyed · 43 km

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