November 20, 1989 Earthquake: Shahdad, Kerman Province, Iran

Date

November 20, 1989

Time

04:19:04 UTC

Place

Shahdad, Kerman Province, Iran

Magnitude

5.9 (Mw)

Focal depth

18 km (11 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

29.892° N, 57.718° E

Country

Iran

Deaths

3

Injuries

45

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.

• December 26, 2003, Bam, Baravat, Southeastern, IranM6.6 · 31,000 deaths · $500 million · 115 km
• July 28, 1981, SE, Kerman, IranM7 · 3,000 deaths · $1 billion · 15 km
• June 11, 1981, Golbaft, SE, IranM6.6 · 1,400 deaths · $5 million · 2 km
• April 18, 1911, Ravar, IranM6.5 · 700 deaths · 150 km
• February 22, 2005, Zarand, Kerman Province, IranM6.4 · 612 deaths · 8,000 houses destroyed · 129 km
• December 19, 1977, Bab-Tangol, IranM5.9 · 584 deaths · 163 km
• September 22, 1923, Sirjan, IranM6.7 · 290 deaths · 113 km
• March 14, 1998, Golbaf, Baft, Kerman, IranM6.6 · 5 deaths · 2,000 houses destroyed · 31 km
• March 4, 1999, Kerman, Southern, IranM6.6 · 1 death · 180 km
• 1896, Qobeh-E-Sabz (Kerman), Iran75 km
• December 1, 2017, Kerman, IranM6.1 · 103 km
• January 17, 1864, Kirman, Chatrud, IranDeaths: many · 105 km
• May 7, 2006, Zarand, IranM4.1 · 140 km
• February 27, 2012, Ravar, IranM5.2 · 193 km

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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 5219.