1978 Tabas Earthquake
The city of Tabas was nearly completely destroyed; one of Iran's most devastating earthquakes.
Year1978
MagnitudeM7.4
DepthNot available in the source dataset
Lives lost20,000
What happened?
The city of Tabas was nearly completely destroyed; one of Iran's most devastating earthquakes.
Why is it important?
20,000 recorded deaths make this event a major human-impact earthquake. Historical totals can vary between sources as records are revised.
How to read the data
Magnitude describes the energy released at the source. The mapped epicenter is 33.60, 56.92; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.