November 9, 1977 Earthquake: Gorgan, Iran

Date

November 9, 1977

Time

11:20:32 UTC

Place

Gorgan, Iran

Magnitude

4.9 (mb)

Focal depth

33 km (21 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.730° N, 55.040° E

Country

Iran

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 · 89 km
• April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran40,000 deaths · 184 km
• May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, IranM5.4 · 1,070 deaths · 147 km
• February 12, 1953, Torud, IranM6.6 · 970 deaths · 1,800 houses destroyed · 150 km
• April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, IranM6.4 · 690 deaths · 125 km
• July 30, 1970, Karnaveh, Marev, IranM6.7 · 220 deaths · $8 million · 2,000 houses destroyed · 141 km
• July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, IranM7.2 · 171 deaths · 42 km
• April 5, 1944, Gorgan, IranM5.2 · 20 deaths · 49 km
• August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, IranM5.7 · 3 deaths · 700 houses destroyed · 147 km
• February 14, 1971, Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 52 km
• November 26, 1999, Gorgan, IranM5.3 · 25 km
• January 15, 1898, Gorgan (Astrabad), Turkmenistan, IranM4.3 · 28 km
• January 10, 2005, Gorgan, IranM5.4 · 59 km
• 1851, Shahrud, Iran59 km
• October 7, 2004, Golestan, IranM5.6 · 67 km

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