- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 25, 2018 CE
- Location:
- Iran, Kermanshah, Iraq: Kurdistan
- Magnitude:
- 6.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 18 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Injuries:
- 759
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.3
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6
Other earthquake records of 2018 CE
- Indonesia, Sulawesi · Mw 7.5 · 4,340 deaths
- Indonesia, Lombok Island · Mw 6.9 · 560 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, S Highlands, Hela, Indonesia · Mw 7.5 · 145 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido · Mw 6.6 · 44 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, S Highlands, Hela · Mw 6.7 · 25 deaths
- Haiti, Port-Dex-Paix · Mw 5.9 · 18 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2018 CE Earthquake — Iran, Kermanshah, Iraq: Kurdistan happen?
- November 25, 2018 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.