November 27, 2005 Earthquake: Qeshm, Zirang
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Qeshm, Zirang on November 27, 2005 at 10:22:19 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 13 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 27, 2005
- Time
- 10:22:19 UTC
- Place
- Qeshm, Zirang
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.774° N, 55.858° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 100
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
Thirteen people killed and about 100 injured on Qeshm. More than 80 percent of buildings destroyed at Zirang; at least seven villages severely damaged on Qeshm.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 11, 1897, Qeshm Island, Larak Island, Iran
- April 24, 1960, Lar, Iran
- October 31, 1956, Bastak, Iran
- May 19, 1884, Qeshm I,bandar-E-Laft,saheli,tonban,direstan, Iran
- March 21, 1977, Bandar Abbas, Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- June 11, 1961, Dehkuyeh,khaneh,lar,shagheb,nokhriz,bighu, Iran
- November 6, 1990, S, Darab, Iran
- January 15, 1953, Lar, Iran
- July 9, 1902, Qeshm,bandar Abbas,genu, Qeshm Island, Iran
- September 10, 2008, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- March 7, 1975, Sarkhun,qaleh Qazi,qadhad,nong-E-Bala, Iran
- July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- July 29, 1963, Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, Iran
- June 3, 2006, Qeshm, Southern, 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 6829.