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

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.0
Fīrūzābād
Iran · 2026-10-28 00:51 UTC
14.8 km
M 4.0
Fīrūzābād
Iran · 2026-06-26 21:12 UTC
47.6 km
M 4.3
Kāzerūn
Iran · 2026-06-11 06:48 UTC
163.1 km
M 4.8
Shiraz
Iran · 2026-06-05 15:38 UTC
104.9 km
M 4.3
Fīrūzābād
Iran · 2026-05-21 00:17 UTC
64.8 km
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

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.