May 11, 2013 Earthquake: Bashagard, Hormozgan, Iran
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bashagard, Hormozgan, Iran on May 11, 2013 at 02:08:08 UTC, 15 km below the surface. It killed 2 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
- May 11, 2013
- Time
- 02:08:08 UTC
- Place
- Bashagard, Hormozgan, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 26.560° N, 57.770° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- 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 2 people killed, 20 people injured and many buildings destroyed in the epicentral area. Felt (III) at Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Also felt at Abu Dhabi and Ujman. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 11, 1897, Qeshm Island, Larak Island, Iran
- May 19, 1884, Qeshm I,bandar-E-Laft,saheli,tonban,direstan, Iran
- March 21, 1977, Bandar Abbas, Iran
- November 27, 2005, Qeshm, Zirang
- July 9, 1902, Qeshm,bandar Abbas,genu, Qeshm Island, Iran
- March 7, 1975, Sarkhun,qaleh Qazi,qadhad,nong-E-Bala, Iran
- September 10, 2008, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- June 3, 2006, Qeshm, Southern, Iran
- February 2, 2014, Goharan, Iran
- 1482, Hormoz,oman, Iran
- April 25, 1905, Bandar Abbas,qeshm,hengam, Iran
- April 24, 1949, Makhl-E-Nakhoda,bandar Abbas,bazaar, Iran
- 1306, Qeshm Island, Iran
- May 9, 1336, Qeshm, Iran
- May 17, 1703, Qeshm Island (Qishm Island), 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 9994.