May 1, 2008 Earthquake: Lorestan, Boroujerd, Iran
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Lorestan, Boroujerd, Iran on May 1, 2008 at 00:15:27 UTC, 16 km below the surface.
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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
- May 1, 2008
- Time
- 00:15:27 UTC
- Place
- Lorestan, Boroujerd, Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 16 km (10 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.860° N, 48.590° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Injuries
- 100
- 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.
More than 100 people injured in Lorestan, including at
least 70 people injured at Boroujerd. (reference #1053)
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
- March 31, 2006, Borujerd, Dorud, Western, Iran
- June 27, 1961, Iran
- December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, Iran
- October 14, 1961, Iran
- April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, Iran
- March 6, 2007, Dorud, Western, Iran
- November 6, 2010, Dorud-Razan, Iran
- November 22, 2004, Khorramabad, Pol-E Dokhtar, Iran
- June 1872, Hamadan, 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 8129.