Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 25, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, April 25, 1972 at 13:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 72.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.106 and latitude 28.393.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.8 km
Coordinates	28.393, 53.106
UTC time	1972-04-25 13:21:14.050

Location	Fasa
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	72.5 km
Fasa	80.6 km
Mohr	95.8 km
Akbarābād	100.2 km
Dārāb	145.8 km
Shiraz	146.6 km
Neyrīz	149.2 km
Marvdasht	167.5 km
Kāzerūn	196.5 km
Pāsārgād	201.5 km
Borazjan	208.3 km
Bushire	230.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	63.8 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	5.1 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	13.0 km
M 4.3 Fasa Iran · 2025-07-21 12:29 UTC	93.9 km

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