September 2, 2002 Earthquake: Kak, Razan, Sizan, Iran

Date

September 2, 2002

Time

01:00:03 UTC

Place

Kak, Razan, Sizan, Iran

Magnitude

5.2 (Mw)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.701° N, 48.838° E

Country

Iran

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Houses damaged

Few (about 1 to 50) with its tsunami and other effects

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.

• June 20, 1990, Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil, IranM7.3 · 40,000 deaths · $7.2 billion · 100,000 houses destroyed · 149 km
• September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, IranM7.2 · 12,225 deaths · $30 million · 21,310 houses destroyed · 94 km
• May 4, 1639, Qazvin, Iran12,000 deaths · 118 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 168 km
• December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, IranM6.5 · 1,200 deaths · 177 km
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million · 21 km
• August 16, 1958, Firuzabad, IranM6.7 · 132 deaths · 2,500 houses destroyed · 180 km
• June 21, 1990, Lowshan, Manjil, IranM5.6 · 20 deaths · 135 km
• September 21, 1958, IranM5.2 · 16 deaths · 36 km
• July 22, 1983, NW, Zanjin, IranM5 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 75 houses destroyed · 142 km
• April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, IranM5.4 · 2 deaths · 176 km
• May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, IranM4.6 · 2 deaths · 188 km
• December 20, 2017, Alborz, IranM4.9 · 2 deaths · 192 km
• November 28, 1991, Rudbar, Rasht, IranM5 · 1 death · 152 km
• 1400, Rudbar, Iran90 km

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