Earthquake details

Monday, April 10, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, April 10, 1972 at 02:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 50.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.790 and latitude 28.429.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.4 km
Coordinates	28.429, 52.790
UTC time	1972-04-10 02:06:51.880

Location	Akbarābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1972-04-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	50.9 km
Akbarābād	91.0 km
Mohr	97.7 km
Fasa	101.2 km
Shiraz	133.9 km
Marvdasht	160.9 km
Kāzerūn	172.6 km
Neyrīz	172.7 km
Dārāb	174.8 km
Borazjan	179.5 km
Bushire	200.0 km
Pāsārgād	201.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	45.0 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	31.1 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	41.0 km

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