Event Location

year

Description

1

Qeshm Island earthquake

1981-1 (?)

A destructive earthquake

2

Strait of Hormoz

1482-1483

A damaging shock at Hormoz and Oman

3

Hengam and Kish Islands earthquakes

1703-4 (?) and 1883-4 (?)

Two destructive earthquakes on these islands

4

Qeshm Island earthquake

1884 May 19-20

Destructive earthquake in the central Part of Qeshm island

5

Qeshm Island earthquake

1897 January 11

Destructive earthquake in Qeshm city (northeast of the island)

6

Qeshm Island earthquake

1902 July 9, (?)

Damaging earthquake at Qeshm, Bandar Abbas and Genu

7

Bandar Abbas earthquake

1905 April 25

Damaging earthquake at Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Hengam

8

Bandar Abbas earthquake

1907 July 4

An earthquake felt at Bandar Abbas

9

Nakhl-e-Nakhoda earthquake

1949 April 24

An earthquake of magnitude 6 - 6.5 which destroyed Nakhl-e-Nakhoda and damaged Bandar Abbas

10

Sarkhun earthquake

1975 March 7

A magnitude 5.8 - 6.1 earthquake damaged Sarkhun

11

Genu earthquake

1977 January 5

Damaged Genu (north Bandar Abbas)