Western Makran Earthquake of 18 February 1483, Mw 7.7
Western Makran Earthquake of 18 February 1483, Mw 7.7
On November 3, 1482, a series of foreshocks began, culminating three month later on 18th February 1483 in a destructive Mw7.7 earthquake in the Strait of Hurmuz. In “Jarun” the earthquake damaged or threw down certain tall buildings, the minarets of the mosques and the ventilation chimneys (badgirs) of the houses. About the period northeast Oman was also affected by an earthquake. The details of the effects of the shock in Hurmuz suggest that the island was some distant from the epicentral region of a large magnitude earthquake. The absence of data from the Persian mainland, and the reference to the earthquake in Oman, suggest therefore the further possibility that the shock originated offshore from the western coast of Makran.
The most important worldwide earthquakes (M>7) on this day
| Date | Time | Y | X | Depth | Mw | Region | Refrence |
| 1483/2/18 | – | 24.90 | 57.90 | – | 7.7 | E-Makran | Amb |
| 1911/2/18 | 18:41:09 | 38.331 | 72.628 | 15 | 7.3 | Tajikistan | USGS |
| 1956/2/18 | 7:34:25 | 30.206 | 138.102 | 484.1 | 7.3 | Izu Islands, Japan region | USGS |
| 1991/2/18 | 2:37:25 | 8.87 | 126.48 | 23.9 | 7 | Mindanao, Philippines | USGS |