3. Bangladesh, Indonesia and Iran are
the countries that are the most
vulnerable, according to the Natural
Disasters Risk Index (NDRI)
compiled by the British risk advisory
firm, Maplecroft, on the basis of
disasters that occurred from 1980 to
2010.
8. Most natural disaster prone
countries
Rank Out of Source Notes Year
2 World United
Nations
Iran is the world's second most natural
disaster-prone country, mostly due to poor
building practices and drought.
2010
33. Number of deadliest earthquakes by
country
Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year
Total Area 18 233 United
Nations
Area of
1,628,750 km2; or
~1.1% of World's total
area
2010
Number of
deadliest
earthquakes by
country
1 World
List of
natural
disasters
Iran has had 9 of the
world's most deadly
earthquakes on
record; Rank is
shared with China
which has the same
number
2010
34. Number of major earthquakes
Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year
Number of
major
earthquakes
1 World United
Nations
Iran has the world's highest
number of major earthquakes
(magnitude higher than
5.5 Richter); Tremors occur
daily somewhere in the
country.
2010
35. Countries by number of casualties
from earthquakes
Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year
Countries by
number of
casualties
from
earthquakes
2 World United
Nations
Iran has the world's second
highest number of casualties
due to earthquakes per one
million residents.
2010
36. Deadliest Earthquakes in
History
Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year
Deadliest
Earthquakes in
History
8 World List of natural
disasters
856 Damghan
earthquake killed more
than 200,000 People in
Iran on December 22,
856
856
37. 愕悋忰 惠惘 惠悋惠 拆惘 惆惘 悋惘悋 惘惠惡
≒慍慍拱盒潮(Earthquakes)
Rank Death toll Event Location Date
8. 200,000 856 Damghan earthquake Iran December 22, 856
9. 150,000 893 Ardabil earthquake Iran March 23, 893
19. 77,000 1727 Tabriz earthquake Iran
November 18,
1727
24. 50,000 1990 Manjil-Rudbar earthquake Iran June 21, 1990
33. 26,271 2003 Bam earthquake Iran
December 26,
2003
46. 15,000 1978 Tabas earthquake Iran
September 16,
1978
47. 12,225 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake Iran
September 1,
1962
49. 12,000
1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows
earthquake
Iran August 31, 1968
UNTIL 2012 Among 50 8 cases in iran
Rank is shared with
China which has the
same number 2010
38. List of 21st century
earthquakes in Iran
Date Time Epicenter Magnitude Fatalities Coordinates Official title
Aug 11, 2012 12:23:18 Tabriz 6.4 and 6.3 306
38.324属N
46.759属E
2012 Tabriz
earthquakes
February 22,
2005
02:25:22 Zarand 6.4 At least 602
30属4427.6N 56
属5237.2E
2005 Zarand
earthquake
December 26,
2003
01:56:52 Bam 6.6 At least 30,000
29属014.4N 58属
2013.2E
2003 Bam
earthquake
June 22, 2002 02:58:21 Qazvin 6.5 262
35属408.4N 48属
5558.8E
2002 Bou'in-
Zahra
earthquake
68. In List of Deadliest Floods
Rank Death toll Event Year
22 10000 Great Iran Flood 1954
105 407
1993 Iran flood, mainly
occurred at Isfahan, Bandar
Abass, flash flood and landslide
1993