November 13, 1998 Earthquake: Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran on November 13, 1998 at 13:01:10 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 5 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
- November 13, 1998
- Time
- 13:01:10 UTC
- Place
- Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.791° N, 53.608° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 105
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses damaged
- 850
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.
Five people killed, 105 injured and at least 850 houses damaged by the earthquake and landslides in the Bigherd-Khonj area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 11, 1008, Dainawar, Iran-Iraq
- April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, Iran
- June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), Iran
- April 24, 1960, Lar, Iran
- October 31, 1956, Bastak, Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- June 11, 1961, Dehkuyeh,khaneh,lar,shagheb,nokhriz,bighu, Iran
- January 19, 1950, Bushire, Iran
- November 6, 1990, S, Darab, Iran
- January 15, 1953, Lar, Iran
- March 24, 1913, Teyhan, Iran
- July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- July 29, 1963, Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, 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 5508.