Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, September 5, 1957 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fasa (Iran - IR), about 67.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.658 and latitude 28.333.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	28.333, 53.658
UTC time	1957-09-05 11:36:09.190

Location	Fasa
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1957-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fasa	67.4 km
Dārāb	98.1 km
Mohr	115.3 km
Neyrīz	116.5 km
Fīrūzābād	120.5 km
Akbarābād	133.0 km
Shiraz	179.6 km
Marvdasht	190.7 km
Pāsārgād	213.2 km
Sīrjān	233.2 km
Kāzerūn	242.1 km
Shahr-e Bābak	244.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	110.8 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	55.1 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	46.6 km
M 4.3 Fasa Iran · 2025-07-21 12:29 UTC	41.7 km

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