March 30, 1988 Earthquake: Deh Dasht, Bahbahan, Iran
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Deh Dasht, Bahbahan, Iran on March 30, 1988 at 02:12:42 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
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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 30, 1988
- Time
- 02:12:42 UTC
- Place
- Deh Dasht, Bahbahan, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.890° N, 50.194° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
- May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, 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
- July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- September 27, 2010, Shiraz, Iran
- November 4, 1991, Behbahan, Iran
- 1052, Arrjan, Khuzestan, Iran
- March 26, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, 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 5160.