Earthquake details

Monday, April 10, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, April 10, 1972 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 60.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.855 and latitude 28.358.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	28.358, 52.855
UTC time	1972-04-10 20:27:06.560

Location	Akbarābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	60.8 km
Mohr	89.4 km
Akbarābād	99.2 km
Fasa	100.9 km
Shiraz	142.9 km
Marvdasht	168.9 km
Dārāb	170.5 km
Neyrīz	171.5 km
Kāzerūn	182.7 km
Borazjan	189.1 km
Pāsārgād	207.7 km
Bushire	208.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	54.5 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	26.3 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	36.6 km

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