898 Earthquake: Rey (Ray), Iran

Date

898

Place

Rey (Ray), Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.300° N, 51.200° E

Country

Iran

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.

• July 15, 850, Rey (Ray), Iran45,000 deaths · 0 km
• June 7, 1755, Tabriz,kashan, N, Iran40,000 deaths · 147 km
• January 30, 1778, Kashan, Iran30,000 deaths · 189 km
• September 1, 1962, Buyin-Zara, IranM7.2 · 12,225 deaths · $30 million · 21,310 houses destroyed · 126 km
• May 4, 1639, Qazvin, Iran12,000 deaths · 147 km
• January 23, 1909, Silakor, IranM7.3 · 5,500 deaths · 133 km
• April 20, 1608, Gilan, W Mazandaran, IranM7.6 · 3,000 deaths · 138 km
• May 12, 1844, Kashan, Qamsar, Kamu, Kushian, Chuka, IranM6.4 · 1,500 deaths · 190 km
• 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran1,200 deaths · 146 km
• July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, IranM6.6 · 1,100 deaths · 179 km
• May 9, 1830, Damavand,tehran,semnan,damghan, Iran500 deaths · 93 km
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million · 198 km
• March 5, 1935, Alborz, IranM6 · 60 deaths · 176 km
• May 28, 2004, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Tehran, IranM6.3 · 35 deaths · $165 million · 3,880 houses destroyed · 116 km
• March 25, 1983, Tehran, Damavond, Amoi, IranM4.9 · 30 deaths · $5 million · 120 km

Significant earthquakes of 898The 800sRecent earthquakes near here

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 273.