Major earthquakes in Iran since 1900 (M6+)

M6+102

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LargestM7.72013

M7+11

LatestM6.02022-07-01

Per decade

1900s1

1910s3

1920s6

1930s11

1940s7

1950s5

1960s6

1970s16

1980s8

1990s12

2000s8

2010s15

2020s4

Depth

0–70 km101

70–300 km1

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 2013-04-16	2013-04-16 10:44	80 km	79 km ESE of Kh?sh, Iran
M7.4 1978-09-16	1978-09-16 15:35	33 km	52 km ESE of Tabas, Iran
M7.4 1990-06-20	1990-06-20 21:00	18 km	23 km N of P?deg?n-e Manj?l, Iran
M7.3 1909-01-23	1909-01-23 02:48	15 km	43 km NW of Delījān, Iran
M7.3 1997-05-10	1997-05-10 07:57	10 km	58 km E of Q?’en, Iran
M7.1 1930-05-06	1930-05-06 22:34	15 km	10 km SSW of Salm?s, Iran
M7.1 1968-08-31	1968-08-31 10:47	12 km	35 km SE of Gonābād, Iran
M7.1 1979-11-27	1979-11-27 17:10	10 km	56 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran
M7.1 1981-07-28	1981-07-28 17:22	33 km	75 km ESE of Kerman, Iran
M7.0 1962-09-01	1962-09-01 19:20	15 km	47 km SSE of T?kest?n, Iran
M7.0 1983-04-18	1983-04-18 10:58	64 km	95 km ESE of Kh?sh, Iran
M6.9 1947-09-23	1947-09-23 12:28	15 km	52 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran
M6.9 1977-03-21	1977-03-21 21:18	29 km	48 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran
M6.7 1923-09-22	1923-09-22 20:47	15 km	7 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran
M6.7 1958-08-16	1958-08-16 19:13	15 km	25 km SSW of Kang?var, Iran
M6.7 1979-01-16	1979-01-16 09:50	33 km	32 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
M6.7 1981-06-11	1981-06-11 07:24	33 km	73 km SE of Kerman, Iran
M6.7 2010-12-20	2010-12-20 18:41	12 km	111 km SE of Bam, Iran
M6.6 1957-07-02	1957-07-02 00:42	15 km	31 km SSE of B?bol, Iran
M6.6 1972-04-10	1972-04-10 02:06	10 km	50 km SSE of Fīrūzābād, Iran
M6.6 1979-11-14	1979-11-14 02:21	33 km	55 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran
M6.6 1990-11-06	1990-11-06 18:45	11 km	105 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran
M6.6 1998-03-14	1998-03-14 19:40	9 km	52 km ESE of Kerman, Iran
M6.6 1999-03-04	1999-03-04 05:38	33 km	110 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran
M6.6 2003-12-26	2003-12-26 01:56	10 km	13 km SSW of Bam, Iran
M6.6 1953-02-12	1953-02-12 08:15	15 km	104 km SSE of D?mgh?n, Iran
M6.5 1934-06-13	1934-06-13 22:10	10 km	142 km E of Kh?sh, Iran
M6.5 1911-04-18	1911-04-18 18:14	15 km	30 km SSE of Rāvar, Iran
M6.5 2002-06-22	2002-06-22 02:58	10 km	59 km SSW of Abhar, Iran
M6.5 1957-12-13	1957-12-13 01:45	15 km	19 km NE of Hars?n, Iran
M6.5 1940-05-04	1940-05-04 21:01	15 km	57 km SW of Neysh?b?r, Iran
M6.4 1923-09-17	1923-09-17 07:09	15 km	32 km WSW of Esfar?yen, Iran
M6.4 1969-11-07	1969-11-07 18:34	65 km	93 km NW of Iranshahr, Iran
M6.4 2005-02-22	2005-02-22 02:25	14 km	24 km ESE of Zarand, Iran
M6.4 2012-08-11	2012-08-11 12:23	11 km	26 km SW of Ahar, Iran
M6.4 2013-04-09	2013-04-09 11:52	12 km	95 km SE of Bushehr, Iran
M6.4 2021-11-14	2021-11-14 12:08	10 km	63 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran
M6.4 1956-10-31	1956-10-31 14:03	15 km	43 km SE of Ger?sh, Iran
M6.4 1935-04-11	1935-04-11 23:14	15 km	14 km SE of Behshahr, Iran
M6.4 1927-07-22	1927-07-22 03:55	10 km	132 km SSE of Semnan, Iran
M6.4 1961-06-11	1961-06-11 05:10	15 km	44 km ENE of Ger?sh, Iran
M6.4 1970-07-30	1970-07-30 00:52	12 km	52 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran
M6.3 1934-02-04	1934-02-04 13:27	15 km	9 km WNW of Yasuj, Iran
M6.3 1941-02-16	1941-02-16 16:39	15 km	43 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran
M6.3 1985-10-29	1985-10-29 13:13	53 km	21 km SE of Qarn?b?d, Iran
M6.3 1994-02-24	1994-02-24 00:11	10 km	99 km WSW of Z?bol, Iran
M6.3 2004-05-28	2004-05-28 12:38	17 km	41 km SSE of Nowshahr, Iran
M6.3 2018-11-25	2018-11-25 16:37	18 km	15 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran
M6.3 1949-04-24	1949-04-24 04:22	15 km	21 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran
M6.2 1918-03-24	1918-03-24 23:15	15 km	13 km S of Bardaskan, Iran

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.