March 13, 2005 Earthquake: Saravan, Iran

Name: March 13, 2005 Earthquake: Saravan, Iran
Start: 2005-03-13
Location: Saravan, Iran

March 13, 2005 · M6

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Saravan, Iran on March 13, 2005 at 03:31:23 UTC, 54 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: March 13, 2005
Time: 03:31:23 UTC
Place: Saravan, Iran
Magnitude: 6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 54 km (34 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 27.095° N, 61.887° 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.

Some damage in the Saravan area. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

April 16, 2013, Mashkal, Iran, PakistanM7.7 · 40 deaths · 105 km

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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 5852.