743 Earthquake: Eivan-E-Kay, Iran
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Eivan-E-Kay, Iran in 743.
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
- 743
- Place
- Eivan-E-Kay, Iran
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.300° N, 52.200° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
743 Caspian Gates, 35.3 N, 52.2 E. Late in the spring of 743 there was a destructive earthquake east of Ray in the region of the Caspian Gates, that is, the valley of Tang-i Sar-i Darreh, which runs through the Kuh-i Namak. (reference #1117)
743, 35.33 N, 52 E, Dareh, Tang-e-Sar, intensity IX, magnitude 7.2. (reference #3437)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran
- June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran
- April 26, 662, Semnan,damghan, Qumis, Iran
- January 23, 1909, Silakor, Iran
- April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, Iran
- 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran
- July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, Iran
- May 20, 1932, Torbet-I-Kheydarly, Iran
- April 11, 1935, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari, Iran
- May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran
- March 5, 1935, Alborz, Iran
- May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, Iran
- March 25, 1983, Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, Iran
- December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, Iran
- May 11, 1945, Garmsar,kerand,bankuh, 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 173.