June 18, 2007 Earthquake: Qom, Iran
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Qom, Iran on June 18, 2007 at 14:29:48 UTC, 5 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
- June 18, 2007
- Time
- 14:29:48 UTC
- Place
- Qom, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.437° N, 50.833° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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 buildings slightly damaged in the Qom area. Felt (III) at Karaj and Tehran. Felt at Varamin. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran
- June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran
- January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran
- September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, Iran
- 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran
- May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran
- December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, Iran
- April 23, 1957, Kachu Mesqal, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- December 20, 2017, Alborz, Iran
- May 7, 2020, Tehran, Damavand, 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 7535.