April 6, 1977 Earthquake: Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran on April 6, 1977 at 13:36:36 UTC, 41 km below the surface. It killed 366 people.
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 6, 1977
- Time
- 13:36:36 UTC
- Place
- Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 41 km (25 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 31.845° N, 50.711° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 366
- Injuries
- 200
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 2,100
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.
Reference #1130 and 12864 lists 366 deaths.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran
- May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran
- March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, Iran
- July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, Iran
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- July 8, 2019, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- February 13, 2008, Nasirabad, Iran
- November 20, 2007, Qal' Eh-Ye Tol, Khuzestan, Western, Iran
- December 5, 2024, Khuzestan, Iran
- March 30, 1988, Deh Dasht, Bahbahan, Iran
- October 1, 1989, Deh Borzorg-E Sisakht, Iran
- April 18, 1990, Hanna, 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 4772.