February 23, 1994 Earthquake: Sistan, Iran

Name: February 23, 1994 Earthquake: Sistan, Iran
Start: 1994-02-23
Location: Sistan, Iran

February 23, 1994 · M6.1 · 6 deaths · $1.4 million · 300 houses destroyed

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sistan, Iran on February 23, 1994 at 08:02:04 UTC, 6 km below the surface. It killed 6 people.

Map

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: February 23, 1994
Time: 08:02:04 UTC
Place: Sistan, Iran
Magnitude: 6.1 (Mw)
Focal depth: 6 km (4 mi)
Intensity: 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 30.853° N, 60.596° E
Country: Iran

The toll

Deaths: 6
Injuries: Many (about 101 to 1,000)
Damage: $1.4 million
Houses destroyed: 300

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.

Six people killed and many injured in the Sistan region. (reference #1053)

9 killed, $1,400,000. (reference #1250)

6 people killed, 300 houses destroyed, 6 villages destroyed, $1,400,000. (reference #12864)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1994 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1994 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 5380.