June 18, 2024 Earthquake: Kashmar, Iran
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Kashmar, Iran on June 18, 2024 at 09:54:49 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 4 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
- June 18, 2024
- Time
- 09:54:49 UTC
- Place
- Kashmar, Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.261° N, 58.458° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 120
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
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 four people were killed and 120 injured Tuesday in a 4.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Iran's northeastern city of Kashmar, state media reported. Thirty-five people were hospitalised, he said, adding the quake damaged mostly dilapidated buildings in urban and rural areas of the city. (reference #13799)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- 1101, Khorasan, Iran
- October 21, 1336, Khaf, Iran
- August 31, 1968, Dasht-E-Bayaz, Iran
- July 30, 1673, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur), Iran
- December 19, 1618, Dughabad,khorasan, Iran
- February 16, 1941, Mohammadabad, Iran
- September 1, 1968, Ferdow, Iran
- December 14, 1925, Bajestan, Iran
- September 23, 1947, Dustabad, Iran
- September 25, 1903, Kashmar, Iran
- November 14, 1979, Khorasan, Iran
- January 16, 1979, Bonzanabad, Iran
- August 21, 1928, Shirvan, Iran
- November 27, 1979, Iran
- November 7, 1976, Khorasan Province, 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 10740.