Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, August 21, 1964 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 75.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.482 and latitude 28.167.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.167, 52.482
UTC time	1964-08-21 07:59:13.250

Location	Fīrūzābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	75.8 km
Mohr	78.7 km
Akbarābād	123.6 km
Fasa	142.7 km
Shiraz	160.7 km
Borazjan	174.0 km
Kāzerūn	180.7 km
Bushire	184.0 km
Marvdasht	192.6 km
Dārāb	211.7 km
Neyrīz	213.7 km
Nūrābād	236.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	74.8 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	68.3 km
M 4.2 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2025-09-18 02:19 UTC	18.7 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	78.5 km

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