Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, April 12, 1972 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 69.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.059 and latitude 28.387.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	28.387, 53.059
UTC time	1972-04-12 23:07:49.780

Location	Akbarābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	69.7 km
Fasa	84.1 km
Mohr	94.2 km
Akbarābād	99.5 km
Shiraz	145.6 km
Dārāb	150.4 km
Neyrīz	153.3 km
Marvdasht	167.4 km
Kāzerūn	193.7 km
Pāsārgād	202.4 km
Borazjan	204.6 km
Bushire	226.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	61.4 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	7.5 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	17.1 km

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