Earthquake details

Monday, July 24, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, July 24, 1939 at 17:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fasa (Iran - IR), about 87.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.824 and latitude 28.167.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.167, 53.824
UTC time	1939-07-24 17:29:55.620

Location	Fasa
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fasa	87.6 km
Dārāb	95.7 km
Mohr	114.9 km
Neyrīz	125.0 km
Fīrūzābād	143.9 km
Akbarābād	157.6 km
Shiraz	204.2 km
Marvdasht	214.5 km
Sīrjān	230.7 km
Pāsārgād	235.0 km
Shahr-e Bābak	250.9 km
Cambarão	265.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	134.2 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	76.4 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	69.1 km
M 4.3 Fasa Iran · 2025-07-21 12:29 UTC	38.8 km

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