February 24, 1973 Earthquake: Khabis,hengam Island, Iran

Date

February 24, 1973

Time

00:02:41 UTC

Place

Khabis,hengam Island, Iran

Magnitude

5.2 (mb)

Focal depth

27 km (17 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

28.580° N, 52.620° E

Country

Iran

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 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.

• April 11, 1008, Dainawar, Iran-IraqM6.5 · 16,000 deaths · 105 km
• April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran13,000 deaths · 114 km
• April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, IranM6.6 · 5,374 deaths · 23 km
• June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), IranM5.3 · 2,000 deaths · 103 km
• April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, IranM6.4 · 37 deaths · $297 million · 102 km
• January 19, 1950, Bushire, IranM5.7 · 30 deaths · 153 km
• May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, IranM6.2 · 26 deaths · 800 houses destroyed · 125 km
• November 28, 2013, Borazjan, IranM5.8 · 8 deaths · 250 houses destroyed · 152 km
• November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, IranM5.4 · 5 deaths · 131 km
• January 6, 2017, Khonj, IranM5 · 4 deaths · 64 km
• June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, IranM5.9 · 3 deaths · 43 km
• March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, IranM6.1 · 2 deaths · 57 km
• December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, IranM5.5 · 2 deaths · 139 km
• February 2, 1985, S, Firuzabad-Jahrom, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 1,500 houses destroyed · 42 km
• September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, IranM4.7 · 1 death · 200 houses destroyed · 75 km

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