January 11, 2018 Earthquake: Kermanshah, Iran
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kermanshah, Iran on January 11, 2018 at 06:59:30 UTC, 10 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 11, 2018
- Time
- 06:59:30 UTC
- Place
- Kermanshah, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.713° N, 45.724° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Injuries
- 13
- 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.
Morteza Salimi, Head of the IRCS' Relief and Rescue Organization, said the teams were dispatched to 36 villages in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces to render relief services to the quake-affected people. Some of the buildings were affected by the aftershocks as well.
Over 70 aftershocks have shaken the border city of Ghasr Shirin, Soumar since 10:29 a.m. Thursday with the strongest one being of 5.6 magnitude.
A local official said the earthquake affected 13 citizens with minor injuries. (all above from reference #11993)
Four people injured in Kermanshah. (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 871, Saimareh, Iran
- September 17, 1007, Dinavar,baghdad, Tigris-Ktesiphon, Iran-Iraq
- November 12, 2017, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- December 2, 1864, Zurbatiyah, Badrah, Tursaq, Baghdad, Iraq
- August 25, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, Iran
- November 25, 2018, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- January 6, 2019, Sarpol-E Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran
- April 1, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- April 14, 1867, Mandali,jalula,baghdad, Iraq
- January 6, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- July 22, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- December 8, 1058, Mosul, Kirkuk, Hamadan, Tikrit, Wasit, Amah, Iraq
- May 11, 1149, Baghdad, Iraq
- May 23, 860, Baghdad, Iraq
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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 10294.