January 19, 2012 Earthquake: Khorasan-E-Razavi, Iran
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Khorasan-E-Razavi, Iran on January 19, 2012 at 12:35:51 UTC, 8 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
- January 19, 2012
- Time
- 12:35:51 UTC
- Place
- Khorasan-E-Razavi, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.288° N, 58.835° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Injuries
- 238
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- 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.
About 238 people injured and minor damage in Khorasan-e Razavi. (refernece #1053).
The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 4:05 p.m., was 10 km (6 miles) outside the city of Neyshabur, some 70 km from the holy city of Mashhad, the official IRNA news agency said. There had so far been 36 aftershocks since the main quake, IRNA said, adding that some buildings had been damaged and windows shattered in villages near Neyshabur. "So far 100 people have been injured. Most of them were treated quickly and some have been hospitalized," state television quoted a local official as saying, adding that rescue workers were in the area. (reference #9727)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1101, Khorasan, Iran
- October 21, 1336, Khaf, Iran
- November 17, 1893, Quchan, Mashhad, Bojnurd, Iran
- November 18, 1667, Shirvan, Shamkha, Iran
- July 30, 1673, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran
- August 20, 943, Nisa, Turkmenistan
- January 6, 1872, Quchan, Iran
- February 22, 1852, Khabushan (NW Kuchan), Iran
- December 23, 1871, Quchan, Iran
- January 17, 1895, Quchan, Iran
- December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran
- April 2, 1879, Bojnurd, Iran
- December 14, 1925, Bajestan, Iran
- September 25, 1903, Kashmar, Iran
- September 17, 1923, Bodzhnurd, Qaleh Jaq Kmen, 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 9866.