July 22, 1983 Earthquake: NW, Zanjin, Iran
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck NW, Zanjin, Iran on July 22, 1983 at 02:41:00 UTC, 41 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
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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
- July 22, 1983
- Time
- 02:41:00 UTC
- Place
- NW, Zanjin, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 41 km (25 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.948° N, 49.180° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 41
- Damage
- $5 million
- Houses destroyed
- 75
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.
3 people killed, 41 injured, 75 houses destroyed in Zajan area (reference #1053)
4 people killed, 41 injured, 7 villages destroyed, 75 houses destroyed, $5 million damage, magnitude 5 (Ms) and 5.5 (Mw), MMI 6. (reference #12864)
Reference #1250 lists $5 million damage, 3 deaths, 41 injured.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 20, 1990, Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil, Iran
- September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, Iran
- May 4, 1639, Qazvin, Iran
- April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, Iran
- March 22, 1879, Bozqush, Ardabil, Gamrud, Tark, Manan, Iran
- February 28, 1997, Ardabil, Iran
- January 3, 1864, Lenkoran, Niar, Ardabil, Azerbaijan, Iran
- December 1863, Nir,ardabil, Iran
- January 2, 1896, Sangabad (Senjabad), Iran
- June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, Iran
- November 4, 1978, Rasht, Siahbil, Iran
- June 21, 1990, Lowshan, Manjil, Iran
- September 21, 1958, Iran
- November 7, 2019, Miyaneh, Iran
- November 28, 1991, Rudbar, Rasht, 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 4983.