November 4, 1991 Earthquake: Behbahan, Iran
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Behbahan, Iran on November 4, 1991 at 01:50:31 UTC, 39 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
- November 4, 1991
- Time
- 01:50:31 UTC
- Place
- Behbahan, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 39 km (24 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.666° N, 50.218° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Injuries
- 51
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 290
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.
1991 Nov 4. Fifty-one people injured and 290 houses
destroyed or damaged in the Behbahan area. (reference #1053)
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
- November 28, 2013, Borazjan, Iran
- March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, Iran
- July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, 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
- 1052, Arrjan, Khuzestan, Iran
- March 30, 1988, Deh Dasht, Bahbahan, 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 5309.