Taleghan Earthquake of 16 December 1808, Ms=5.9
Taleghan Earthquake of 16 December 1808, Ms=5.9
An earthquake of magnitude Ms=5.9 occurred in the western parts of Mazandaran and Taleghan regions in Iran on Dec. 16, 1808, at 18:00 in local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 36.4N and 50.3E. The event devastated many villages in the epicentral region with the estimated intensity of about I0=VII. The seismic motions were strongly felt in Rasht. The event destroyed several houses in Qazvin and damaged the Imamzadeh Qasem in north of Tehran.
The most important worldwide earthquakes (M>7) on this day
| Date | Time | Y | X | Depth | Mw | Region | Refrence |
| 1910/12/16 | 14:44:55 | 4.685 | 126.051 | 15 | 7.6 | Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia | USGS |
| 1911/12/16 | 19:14:32 | 17.159 | -99.994 | 30 | 7.3 | Guerrero, Mexico | USGS |
| 1920/12/16 | 12:05:55 | 36.888 | 105.606 | 15 | 8.3 | Gansu-Ningxia border region, China | USGS |
| 1941/12/16 | 19:19:43 | 23.304 | 120.393 | 15 | 7.3 | Taiwan | USGS |
| 1954/12/16 | 11:07:17 | 39.346 | -117.981 | 10 | 7.1 | Nevada | USGS |