November 11, 1973 Earthquake: Qeshlagh,deh Bid, Iran
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Qeshlagh,deh Bid, Iran on November 11, 1973 at 07:14:53 UTC, 11 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- November 11, 1973
- Time
- 07:14:53 UTC
- Place
- Qeshlagh,deh Bid, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.589° N, 53.058° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses damaged
- 500
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.
One person killed and many persons injured. About 500 homes were damaged. (reference #1053)
1973 Nov 11, 07:14:53.07 UTC, 30.589 N 53.058 E, magnitude 5.75 (Mw). (reference #10476)
1 killed, 3 villages destroyed, many houses destroyed. MMI VII, magnitude 5.5 (Ms). (reference #12864)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran
- May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, Iran
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, Iran
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran
- September 27, 2010, Shiraz, Iran
- September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, Iran
- June 25, 1824, Shiraz, Guyum, Iran
- June 1865, Shiraz, Darvesh-Asuh, Iran
- 1813, Shiraz, Iran
- October 9, 1820, Shiraz, Iran
- 1823, Shiraz, Iran
- October 1825, Shiraz, 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 4648.