November 26, 1999 Earthquake: Gorgan, Iran
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Gorgan, Iran on November 26, 1999 at 04:27:24 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
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 26, 1999
- Time
- 04:27:24 UTC
- Place
- Gorgan, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.920° N, 54.900° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 50
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.
About 50 buildings damaged in the Gorgan area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, Iran
- April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran
- May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, Iran
- February 12, 1953, Torud, Iran
- April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, Iran
- July 30, 1970, Karnaveh, Marev, Iran
- July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, Iran
- April 5, 1944, Gorgan, Iran
- August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, Iran
- February 14, 1971, Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, Iran
- November 9, 1977, Gorgan, Iran
- January 10, 2005, Gorgan, Iran
- October 7, 2004, Golestan, Iran
- January 15, 1898, Gorgan (Astrabad), Turkmenistan, Iran
- April 3, 1830, Chahardangeh,semnan,damghan, 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 5739.