TEHRAN – A total of 111 earthquakes were recorded on an average weekly basis from June 21 to July 11, according to the seismological network of the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran.
From June 21st to 27th, 95 earthquakes were recorded in the country. Of the total tremors recorded in the first week, one was 4.6 on the Richter scale, which occurred in Semnan on June 24th.
Statistically, there are 86 earthquakes with a size less than 3. Six earthquakes sized between 3 and 4. Three earthquakes occurred in Japan, ranging from 4 to 5 sizes.
Among the states of the country, the 30-year-old Semnan experienced the most earthquakes, respectively, followed by Khorasan Razavi and Kerman in 19 and 10 earthquakes.
A total of 115 earthquakes were recorded in the country from June 28th to July 4th. The largest earthquake, magnitude 4.6, occurred on July 1st at the border between Iran and Turkmenistan.
Statistically, there are 101 earthquakes with a size less than 3. A 12 earthquake, between 3 and 4 size. Two earthquakes occurred in the country, ranging from 4 to 5 sizes.
Of the states of the country, 14-year-old Huzestan experienced the most earthquakes, each followed by Semnan and Karman in 12 and 11 earthquakes, respectively. During the same period, two earthquakes struck Tehran.
Around 124 earthquakes hit the country from July 5th to 11th. Among the states of the country, 14 Mazandaran had the highest number of earthquakes, followed by Kiran and Giran in 12 and 10 earthquakes. In the third week, three earthquakes were recorded in Tehran.
Statistically, there were 108 earthquakes with a size of less than 3. 15 earthquakes, between 3 and 4 sizes. One earthquake occurred in the country, between four and five sizes.
According to the Earthquake Network of the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Tehran, a total of 6,272 earthquakes have been recorded nationwide in past calendar years (March 2024 – March 2025).
From the registered earthquakes, 150 were over four on the Richter scale. At least five earthquakes of 4.5 or more have occurred monthly in the country.
The Iranian plateau is located in a highly seismically active region of the world and is known not only for its major catastrophic earthquakes, but also for its natural disasters, particularly earthquake-related disasters.
Iran has about 2% of the world’s earthquakes, but more than 6% of the world’s earthquake casualties in the 20th century have been reported from Iran’s earthquakes.
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