Iran lies at the collission zone between the Eurasian and the Arabian tectonic plate. It has some active intraplate volcanoes, most notably Mt Damavand stratovolcano, which is also the highest mountain of the Middle Eastern region.
Bazman | Bijar Volcanic Field | Damavand | Dehaj-Meduk | East Neh | Gandom Beryan | Hormuz Islands | Kuh-e Ayyub Ansar | Qal'eh Hasan Ali | Sabalan | Sahand | Shahsavaran | Taftan | unnamed | unnamed| Date and Time | Mag / Depth | Nearest Volcano / Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 05:47 pm (GMT +3:30) | 3.9 10 km | 227 km (141 mi) S of | 26 km southwest of Nikshahr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran I FELT IT | Info | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 30, 01:19 am (Tehran) | 4.4 10 km | 135 km (84 mi) S of | Kerman, 155 km northeast of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran I FELT IT | Info | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 29, 01:00 am (Tehran) | 5.2 10 km | 129 km (80 mi) S of | Kerman, 158 km northeast of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2025 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 27, 06:36 pm (GMT +3:30) | 3.9 12 km | 631 km (392 mi) S of | 14 km southeast of Behbahan, Khuzestan, Iran I FELT IT | Info | |
| May 27, 04:09 am (Tehran) | 5.1 10 km | 556 km (345 mi) S of | 46 km northwest of Dehdasht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran I FELT IT - 7 reports | Info | |
| Saturday, May 24, 2025 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 24, 12:40 pm (Tehran) | 4.6 10 km | 521 km (324 mi) SW of | 9.7 km east of Shushtar, Khuzestan, Iran I FELT IT | Info | |
Iran, Gilan Province on Jun, 20, 1990. It resulted in 40,000 fatalities and 105,000 injured people. A tsunami was generated by the quake as well and contributed to its desctuctive effects. The height of the tsunami waves reached 2 m (7 ft). This was the 7th worst quake in Iran during recorded history.
This was also the most damaging earthquake that occurred in this time: total economic losses were estimated to the equivalent of $7.2 billion US Dollars.
100,000 houses and other buildings were destroyed and an unknown number damaged.
| Date | Mag | Region | Deaths | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Dec 26 | 6.6 | Southeastern Bam, Baravat | 31,000 | very heavy | Info |
| 1997 May 10 | 7.2 | Birjand, Ghaen; Afghanistan | 1,728 | very heavy | Info |
| 1990 Jun 20 | 7.3 | Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil | 40,000 | catastrophic | Info |
| 1981 Jul 28 | 7.0 | Se, Kerman | 3,000 | catastrophic | Info |
| 1981 Jun 11 | 6.6 | Se Golbaft | 1,400 | moderate | Info |
| 1978 Sep 16 | 7.4 | Tabas | 20,000 | heavy | Info |
| 1972 Apr 10 | 6.6 | Qir, Karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad | 5,374 | very heavy | Info |
| 1968 Aug 31 | 7.1 | Dasht-e-bayaz | 10,488 | heavy | Info |
| 1962 Sep 1 | 7.2 | Buyin-zara | 12,225 | heavy | Info |
| 1930 May 6 | 7.1 | Salmas | 2,539 | very heavy | Info |
| 1923 May 25 | 6.0 | Turbat-haklari | 2,200 | heavy | Info |
| 1909 Jan 23 | 7.3 | Silakor | 5,500 | moderate | Info |
The deadliest earthquake in Iran since 1900 was the magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Iran, Gilan Province on Jun, 20, 1990. It resulted in 40,000 fatalities and 105,000 injured people. A tsunami was generated by the quake as well and contributed to its desctuctive effects. The height of the tsunami waves reached 2 m (7 ft). This was the 7th worst quake in Iran during recorded history.
Since 1900, at least 146 earthquakes claimed an estimated total of 150,000 fatalities in Iran.
There were 210 damaging or deadly quakes during this period that caused economic losses of approx. $14.3 billion US Dollars combined.
