October 7, 2004 Earthquake: Golestan, Iran

Date

October 7, 2004

Time

21:46:20 UTC

Place

Golestan, Iran

Magnitude

5.6 (Mw)

Focal depth

35 km (22 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.125° N, 54.477° E

Country

Iran

Injuries

60

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.

• December 22, 856, Damghan, Qumis, IranM7.9 · 200,000 deaths · 104 km
• July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, IranM6.6 · 1,100 deaths · 178 km
• May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, IranM5.4 · 1,070 deaths · 112 km
• February 12, 1953, Torud, IranM6.6 · 970 deaths · 1,800 houses destroyed · 199 km
• April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, IranM6.4 · 690 deaths · 95 km
• July 30, 1970, Karnaveh, Marev, IranM6.7 · 220 deaths · $8 million · 2,000 houses destroyed · 146 km
• July 11, 1890, Tash, Astrabad (Gorgan), Bastam, Shakhrud, IranM7.2 · 171 deaths · 59 km
• March 5, 1935, Alborz, IranM6 · 60 deaths · 186 km
• April 5, 1944, Gorgan, IranM5.2 · 20 deaths · 36 km
• August 27, 2010, Damghan-Torud, IranM5.7 · 3 deaths · 700 houses destroyed · 182 km
• February 14, 1971, Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 116 km
• August 9, 1971, Babol-Kenar, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 183 km
• January 10, 2005, Gorgan, IranM5.4 · 9 km
• November 26, 1999, Gorgan, IranM5.3 · 44 km
• November 9, 1977, Gorgan, IranM4.9 · 67 km

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