Warīsān
Notable events within 100 km, 12 months
1
Quakes within 100 km, 12 months (all sizes)
1
Strongest nearby, 10 years
M4.3
Nearest volcano
None in 300 km
Hazard summary for Warīsān
In the past 12 months 1 notable hazard event was recorded within 100 km of Warīsān. Instruments also logged 1 earthquake of all sizes in the same area. The strongest earthquake within 100 km in the last ten years measured magnitude 4.3. The largest quake on record within 300 km was a magnitude 6.9 on 21 Mar 1977. There are no known volcanoes within 300 km. Over the last 9 years the area has averaged 0.1 magnitude 4+ earthquakes a year, with the most in 2025 (1). So far 2026 has been quieter than average, with 0. The deadliest disaster on record within 300 km was the 1897 magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Qeshm Island, Larak Island, which killed 1,600 people.
Notable events within 100 km, by month
Year by year, within 100 km
Magnitude 4+ earthquakes near Warīsān each year.
| Year | Notable events | M4+ quakes | Strongest | Hazards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | M4.3 | Earthquake 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — |
Temperature and air quality history
How conditions near Warīsān have changed day by day.
Daily highs and lows, last 30 days
Each bar runs from the day's low (teal) to its high (orange) at Dubai, the nearest monitored city.
Worst air quality each day
- Hottest day
- 38°C / 100°F
- 16 Oct 2026
- Coldest night
- 27°C / 80°F
- 16 Oct 2026
- Worst air
- AQI 152
- 16 Oct 2026
Records since tracking began on 16 Oct 2026. Hourly modelled values from Open-Meteo, stored by Open Earth.
Recent activity nearby
Events within 300 km in the last 90 days.
No events recorded within 300 km of Warīsān in the last 90 days.
Strongest earthquakes on record
Magnitude 5 and above within 300 km, since 1900.
- 6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan
29 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan
10 km deep
Extreme - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Lār, Fars
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan
15 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan
29 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Lār, Fars
15 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Mīnāb, Hormozgan
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan
12 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan
27 km deep
Major
Historic disasters nearby
The most significant damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and eruptions within 300 km, from NOAA records going back centuries.
M6.1 earthquake, Qeshm Island, Larak Island
11 January 18971,600 killed
M6.4 earthquake, Bastak
31 October 1956410 killed$3m damage
Earthquake, Qeshm I,Bandar-E-Laft,Saheli,Tonban,Direstan
19 May 1884238 killed500 injured
M6.7 earthquake, Bandar Abbas
21 March 1977152 killed556 injured1,500 homes destroyed
Earthquake, Bastak, Jonah
August 1880120 killed
M6.0 earthquake, Qeshm, Zirang
27 November 200513 killed100 injured
M5.5 earthquake, Lar
15 January 195313 killed
M5.8 earthquake, Teyhan
24 March 191311 killed