Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, August 8, 1972 at 00:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Babol (Iran - IR), about 21.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.683 and latitude 36.359.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.359, 52.683
UTC time	1972-08-08 00:44:53.310

Location	Babol
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Babol	21.4 km
Āmol	32.2 km
Bābolsar	38.0 km
Fereydūn Kenār	39.1 km
Sari	40.7 km
Nekā	64.0 km
Behshahr	86.2 km
Damāvand	90.2 km
Semnan	108.0 km
Nowshahr	111.0 km
Chālūs	117.7 km
Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār	129.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Sari Iran · 2026-02-20 08:53 UTC	67.2 km
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M 4.0 Sari Iran · 2025-11-28 00:35 UTC	54.6 km

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