November 19, 2004 Earthquake: Western Iran
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Western Iran on November 19, 2004 at 23:49:37 UTC, 37 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 19, 2004
- Time
- 23:49:37 UTC
- Place
- Western Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 37 km (23 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 32.023° N, 48.836° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Minor damage at Shushtar. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- March 31, 2006, Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran
- July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- October 14, 1961, Iran
- July 8, 2019, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- December 11, 2003, Masjed-E- Soleyman, Western, Iran
- September 25, 2002, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- January 16, 2010, Arrjan, Khuzestan, Iran
- December 5, 2024, Khuzestan, Iran
- November 20, 2007, Qal' Eh-Ye Tol, Khuzestan, Western, Iran
- April 29, 1085, Arajan,khuzestan, Iran
- August 18, 2014, Abdanan, Ilam Province, Iran
More
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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 5830.