April 12, 1971 Earthquake: Tazarj,barghany,madanuiyeh,baraftab,daragah, Iran
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tazarj,barghany,madanuiyeh,baraftab,daragah, Iran on April 12, 1971 at 19:03:24 UTC, 44 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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
- April 12, 1971
- Time
- 19:03:24 UTC
- Place
- Tazarj,barghany,madanuiyeh,baraftab,daragah, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 44 km (27 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.363° N, 55.737° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1971 April 12, 19:03 UTC, 28.3 N 55.6 E, magnitude 6, depth 44km (reference #1039)
1971 April 12, Tazarj region, magnitude 5.8 (Ms) MMI VII, 1 killed, > 3 villages destroyed, > 100 houses destroyed. (reference #12864)
1971 April 12, 19:03:24.36 UTC, 28.363 N 55.737 E, magnitude 6.13 (Mw) (reference #10476)
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
- 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 29, 1963, Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, 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 4561.