September 7, 2018 Earthquake: Kerman, Iran

Name: September 7, 2018 Earthquake: Kerman, Iran
Start: 2018-09-07
Location: Kerman, Iran

September 7, 2018 · M5.6 · 1 death

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Kerman, Iran on September 7, 2018 at 06:23:38 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.

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: September 7, 2018
Time: 06:23:38 UTC
Place: Kerman, Iran
Magnitude: 5.6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 28.326° N, 59.320° E
Country: Iran

The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 2
Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)
Houses damaged: Few (about 1 to 50)

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.

One person killed at Rigan and 2 injured at Iranshahr. Several houses damaged in the epicentral area. (reference #13456)

A magnitude 5.6 quake shook Rigan County of Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan at 10:53 a.m. local time on Friday. The quake happened at the 10-kilometer depth of the ground surface. It cracked the walls of several rural houses. The quake was felt in neighboring province of Kerman. A 16-year-old girl was killed in Shand-gangan village, Rigan County, Kerman province, close to Iranshahr County, after a piece of falling stone in a valley hit her head. Furthermore, in a village called Samsour, Iranshahr County, two people were injured who received outpatient services. (reference #12222)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

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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 10362.