June 30, 1963 Earthquake: Western Iran
An earthquake struck Western Iran on June 30, 1963 at 07:41:00 UTC, 38 km below the surface.
Map
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
- June 30, 1963
- Time
- 07:41:00 UTC
- Place
- Western Iran
- Focal depth
- 38 km (24 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.200° N, 49.200° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Zagros range; extensive material damage
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran
- November 18, 871, Saimareh, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, Iran
- August 16, 1958, Firuzabad, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- March 31, 2006, Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran
- July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- October 14, 1961, Iran
- May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, Iran
- July 8, 2019, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- 1888, Lake Irene, Iran
- November 6, 2010, Dorud-Razan, Iran
More
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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 4294.