August 25, 2018 Earthquake: Kermanshah, Iran
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Kermanshah, Iran on August 25, 2018 at 22:13:25 UTC, 10 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
- August 25, 2018
- Time
- 22:13:25 UTC
- Place
- Kermanshah, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.611° N, 46.242° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 267
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses damaged
- 2,600
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 three people killed and 243 injured; about 100 houses damaged or destroyed; a landslide and power outages occurred in Kermanshah. (reference #13456)
The quake killed two: a 70-year-old man in Thalath-i-Babajani county, and a pregnant woman in Eslamabad-e Gharb, both by heart attack. The quake has injured 267 people so far. According to local officials, 2600 houses have been damaged by the quake. Today's earthquake was felt in neighboring cities of Kermanshah and Ilam as well as Iraq. (reference #12212)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 871, Saimareh, Iran
- December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, Iran
- November 12, 2017, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- August 16, 1958, Firuzabad, Iran
- December 2, 1864, Zurbatiyah, Badrah, Tursaq, Baghdad, Iraq
- April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, Iran
- May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, Iran
- November 25, 2018, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- July 22, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 6, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- April 1, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 6, 2019, Sarpol-E Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 11, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- December 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Iran
- 1310, Shahrizur, Sulaimaniya, 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 10358.