August 9, 1971 Earthquake: Babol-Kenar, Iran

Date

August 9, 1971

Time

02:54:36 UTC

Place

Babol-Kenar, Iran

Magnitude

5.3 (Ms)

Focal depth

27 km (17 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.300° N, 52.700° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

1

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.

• December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, IranM7.9 · 200,000 deaths · 144 km
• July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran45,000 deaths · 175 km
• April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran40,000 deaths · 162 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 197 km
• July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, IranM6.6 · 1,100 deaths · 7 km
• May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, IranM5.4 · 1,070 deaths · 71 km
• April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, IranM6.4 · 690 deaths · 91 km
• May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran500 deaths · 86 km
• July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, IranM7.2 · 171 deaths · 173 km
• March 5, 1935, Alborz, IranM6 · 60 deaths · 42 km
• May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, IranM6.3 · 35 deaths · $165 million · 3,880 houses destroyed · 98 km
• March 25, 1983, Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, IranM4.9 · 30 deaths · $5 million · 55 km
• May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran20 deaths · 134 km
• April 5, 1944, Gorgan, IranM5.2 · 20 deaths · 170 km
• August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, IranM5.7 · 3 deaths · 700 houses destroyed · 183 km

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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 4579.