March 31, 2006 Earthquake: Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran on March 31, 2006 at 01:17:00 UTC, 7 km below the surface. It killed 70 people.
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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 31, 2006
- Time
- 01:17:00 UTC
- Place
- Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.500° N, 48.780° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 70
- Injuries
- 1,300
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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 70 people killed,
more than 1300 people injured and 40 villages
completely destroyed in the Borujerd-Dorud area. Felt
(VIII) at Borujerd and (IV) at Hamadan.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 871, Saimareh, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, Iran
- August 16, 1958, Firuzabad, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- October 14, 1961, Iran
- May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, Iran
- April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, Iran
- March 6, 2007, Dorud, Western, Iran
- November 6, 2010, Dorud-Razan, Iran
- May 1, 2008, Lorestan, Boroujerd, Iran
- June 30, 1963, Western Iran
- 1888, Lake Irene, 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 7234.