Earthquake details

Saturday, February 24, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, February 24, 1973 at 00:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.620 and latitude 28.584.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.0 km
Coordinates	28.584, 52.620
UTC time	1973-02-24 00:02:40.100

Location	Fīrūzābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	29.3 km
Akbarābād	75.4 km
Fasa	107.8 km
Shiraz	114.6 km
Mohr	117.4 km
Marvdasht	144.7 km
Kāzerūn	148.7 km
Borazjan	156.4 km
Bushire	179.2 km
Neyrīz	180.0 km
Pāsārgād	188.1 km
Dārāb	188.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	26.6 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	50.3 km
M 4.2 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2025-09-18 02:19 UTC	61.4 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	58.8 km

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