August 19, 977 Earthquake: Taheri (Siraf), Iran

Date

August 19, 977

Place

Taheri (Siraf), Iran

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

27.400° N, 52.200° 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.

• April 11, 1008, Dainawar, Iran-IraqM6.5 · 16,000 deaths · 33 km
• April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, IranM6.6 · 5,374 deaths · 126 km
• June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), IranM5.3 · 2,000 deaths · 35 km
• April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, IranM6.4 · 37 deaths · $297 million · 129 km
• January 19, 1950, Bushire, IranM5.7 · 30 deaths · 83 km
• March 24, 1913, Teyhan, IranM5.8 · 11 deaths · 163 km
• November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, IranM5.4 · 5 deaths · 145 km
• January 6, 2017, Khonj, IranM5 · 4 deaths · 126 km
• June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, IranM5.9 · 3 deaths · 179 km
• December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, IranM5.5 · 2 deaths · 157 km
• March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, IranM6.1 · 2 deaths · 193 km
• August 20, 1954, Tonbak,kangan,sabakhi,akhtar, IranM5 · 1 death · 23 km
• February 17, 2002, Baghan, IranM5.4 · 1 death · 89 km
• February 2, 1985, S, Firuzabad-Jahrom, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 1,500 houses destroyed · 136 km
• July 20, 2010, Farsinaj, IranM5.8 · 1 death · 170 km

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