May 29, 1987 Earthquake: W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, Iran

Date

May 29, 1987

Time

06:27:50 UTC

Place

W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, Iran

Magnitude

4.6 (Ms)

Focal depth

41 km (25 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

34.076° N, 48.266° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

2

Injuries

50

Damage

Limited (under about $1 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.

• November 18, 871, Saimareh, IranM6.8 · 20,000 deaths · 139 km
• January 23, 1909, Silakor, IranM7.3 · 5,500 deaths · 198 km
• December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, IranM6.5 · 1,200 deaths · 59 km
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million · 187 km
• August 16, 1958, Firuzabad, IranM6.7 · 132 deaths · 2,500 houses destroyed · 44 km
• March 31, 2006, Borujerd, Dorud, Western, IranM6.1 · 70 deaths · 80 km
• June 27, 1961, Iran5 deaths · 123 km
• October 14, 1961, Iran2 deaths · 55 km
• April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, IranM5.4 · 2 deaths · 101 km
• August 25, 2018, Kermanshah, IranM6 · 2 deaths · 195 km
• May 1, 2008, Lorestan, Boroujerd, IranM4.5 · 38 km
• June 1872, Hamadan, Iran53 km
• March 24, 1963, Karkhaneh, IranM6 · 5,000 houses destroyed · 54 km
• April 912, Dinavar, Iran72 km
• March 6, 2007, Dorud, Western, IranM4.7 · 90 km

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