Earthquake details

Thursday, August 20, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, August 20, 1964 at 05:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mohr (Iran - IR), about 66.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.538 and latitude 28.065.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.7 km
Coordinates	28.065, 52.538
UTC time	1964-08-20 05:39:44.080

Location	Fīrūzābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mohr	66.2 km
Fīrūzābād	86.8 km
Akbarābād	133.6 km
Fasa	145.8 km
Shiraz	172.0 km
Borazjan	186.0 km
Kāzerūn	193.3 km
Bushire	194.5 km
Marvdasht	203.0 km
Dārāb	210.5 km
Neyrīz	215.7 km
Pāsārgād	245.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	84.9 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	69.6 km
M 4.2 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2025-09-18 02:19 UTC	23.4 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	79.4 km

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