July 22, 1980 Earthquake: Lahijan, Rasht, Iran

Date

July 22, 1980

Time

05:17:10 UTC

Place

Lahijan, Rasht, Iran

Magnitude

5.4 (mb)

Focal depth

62 km (39 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.190° N, 50.201° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

1

Injuries

Many (about 101 to 1,000)

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.

• June 20, 1990, Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil, IranM7.3 · 40,000 deaths · $7.2 billion · 100,000 houses destroyed · 75 km
• September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, IranM7.2 · 12,225 deaths · $30 million · 21,310 houses destroyed · 176 km
• May 4, 1639, Qazvin, Iran12,000 deaths · 112 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 92 km
• January 2, 1896, Sangabad (Senjabad), Iran300 deaths · 181 km
• May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, IranM6.3 · 35 deaths · $165 million · 3,880 houses destroyed · 161 km
• November 4, 1978, Rasht, Siahbil, IranM6.3 · 26 deaths · $1.2 million · 541 houses destroyed · 120 km
• June 21, 1990, Lowshan, Manjil, IranM5.6 · 20 deaths · 71 km
• September 21, 1958, IranM5.2 · 16 deaths · 170 km
• July 22, 1983, NW, Zanjin, IranM5 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 75 houses destroyed · 94 km
• December 20, 2017, Alborz, IranM4.9 · 2 deaths · 184 km
• November 28, 1991, Rudbar, Rasht, IranM5 · 1 death · 61 km
• December 26, 2017, Alborz, Tehran, IranM4 · 1 death · 189 km
• February 3, 1667, Lahijan, Iran18 km
• February 3, 1678, Lahijan, Iran20 km

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