October 1, 1989 Earthquake: Deh Borzorg-E Sisakht, Iran

Date

October 1, 1989

Time

02:59:06 UTC

Place

Deh Borzorg-E Sisakht, Iran

Magnitude

4.7 (Ms)

Focal depth

42 km (26 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

30.960° N, 51.421° E

Country

Iran

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.

• April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran13,000 deaths · 183 km
• April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, IranM6 · 366 deaths · 2,100 houses destroyed · 119 km
• May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, IranM5.8 · 114 deaths · $5 million · 100 km
• May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, IranM6.2 · 26 deaths · 800 houses destroyed · 168 km
• June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, IranM5.4 · 24 deaths · 107 km
• May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran20 deaths · 184 km
• November 28, 2013, Borazjan, IranM5.8 · 8 deaths · 250 houses destroyed · 183 km
• March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, IranM4.6 · 6 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 105 km
• February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, IranM5.4 · 2 deaths · $10 million · 14 km
• September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, IranM5.5 · 2 deaths · 74 km
• July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, IranM5.6 · 1 death · 300 houses destroyed · 112 km
• August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, IranM6.1 · 1 death · 112 km
• September 27, 2010, Shiraz, IranM5.8 · 1 death · 148 km
• November 11, 1973, Qeshlagh,deh Bid, IranM5.8 · 1 death · 162 km
• May 2, 2018, Sisakht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, IranM5.3 · 29 km

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