Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 19, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, August 19, 1964 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mohr (Iran - IR), about 73.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.436 and latitude 28.086.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.086, 52.436
UTC time	1964-08-19 22:40:13.610

Location	Fīrūzābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mohr	73.7 km
Fīrūzābād	85.4 km
Akbarābād	133.5 km
Fasa	151.9 km
Shiraz	169.9 km
Borazjan	177.5 km
Bushire	184.7 km
Kāzerūn	186.9 km
Marvdasht	202.2 km
Dārāb	219.0 km
Neyrīz	222.5 km
Nūrābād	242.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	84.7 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	76.6 km
M 4.2 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2025-09-18 02:19 UTC	13.1 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	86.7 km

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