February 22, 2005 Earthquake: Zarand, Kerman Province, Iran
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Zarand, Kerman Province, Iran on February 22, 2005 at 02:25:22 UTC, 14 km below the surface. It killed 612 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
- February 22, 2005
- Time
- 02:25:22 UTC
- Place
- Zarand, Kerman Province, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 14 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.754° N, 56.816° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 612
- Injuries
- 1,411
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
- Houses destroyed
- 8,000
- Houses damaged
- 8,000
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.
At least 612 people killed and 1,411 injured in Kerman Province. An estimated 8,000 homes damaged or destroyed in the Zarand area.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 28, 1981, SE, Kerman, Iran
- May 25, 1923, Turbat-Haklari, Iran
- June 11, 1981, Golbaft, SE, Iran
- April 18, 1911, Ravar, Iran
- December 19, 1977, Bab-Tangol, Iran
- September 22, 1923, Sirjan, Iran
- March 14, 1998, Golbaf, Baft, Kerman, Iran
- November 28, 1933, Bahabad,aliabad,rahimabad,khairabad, Iran
- November 20, 1989, Shahdad, Kerman Province, Iran
- May 7, 2006, Zarand, Iran
- January 17, 1864, Kirman, Chatrud, Iran
- December 1, 2017, Kerman, Iran
- 1896, Qobeh-E-Sabz (Kerman), Iran
- February 27, 2012, Ravar, Iran
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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 5848.