March 25, 1983 Earthquake: Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, Iran
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, Iran on March 25, 1983 at 11:57:49 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 30 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
- March 25, 1983
- Time
- 11:57:49 UTC
- Place
- Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.953° N, 52.264° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 30
- Injuries
- 61
- Damage
- $5 million
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
Thirty people killed and 61 injured, many homes damaged and landslides in the Damavand-Amol area. Felt at Tehran. (reference #1053)
Thirty killed, 60 injured, $5 million damage. (reference #1250)
100 killed, 61 injured, magnitude 4.9 (Ms), MMI 6, 7 villages destroyed. (reference #12864)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, Iran
- July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran
- April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran
- April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, Iran
- July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, Iran
- May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, Iran
- April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, Iran
- May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran
- March 5, 1935, Alborz, Iran
- May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, Iran
- May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran
- May 7, 2020, Tehran, Damavand, Iran
- December 20, 2017, Alborz, Iran
- October 2, 1930, Ah,mobarakabad,ab Ali,sarpurak, Iran
- August 9, 1971, Babol-Kenar, 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 4967.