November 25, 2018 Earthquake: Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran on November 25, 2018 at 16:37:32 UTC, 18 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- November 25, 2018
- Time
- 16:37:32 UTC
- Place
- Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 18 km (11 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.361° N, 45.744° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 759
- 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.
More than 700 people injured, some buildings and roads damaged and power outages occurred at Sarpol-e Zahab. One person killed and 43 injured in Kelar, Iraq. (reference #1053)
Due to minor cracking in several houses, Red Crescent distributed tents among the affected households of 13 villages. 4,000 seventy-two-hour food packages were distributed among the people in 12 affected villages (4 villages in Ghasr-e shirin and 8 villages in Gilan-e ghrab). 527 quake-affected households have received the food packages. Red Crescent assessed 150 villages and no death have been reported so far. According to the latest reports, 716 people were injured by last night's quake in Kermanshah, whom 33 were hospitalized and the rest received outpatient services. (reference #12287)
one of the injured person just passed away in the hospital [in Kurdistan, Iraq], and the number of people raised to 43 affected civilians. (reference #12286)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 18, 871, Saimareh, Iran
- September 17, 1007, Dinavar,baghdad, Tigris-Ktesiphon, Iran-Iraq
- 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
- August 25, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- April 24, 2002, Kermanshah, Western, Iran
- April 1, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 6, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 6, 2019, Sarpol-E Zahab, Kermanshah, Iran
- July 22, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- January 11, 2018, Kermanshah, Iran
- December 8, 1058, Mosul, Kirkuk, Hamadan, Tikrit, Wasit, Amah, Iraq
- April 957, Kerend,qasr-E-Shirin, Halwan, Iran, 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 10375.