Earthquake details

Monday, April 26, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, April 26, 1976 at 04:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 50.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.078 and latitude 28.718.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	28.718, 52.078
UTC time	1976-04-26 04:57:25.500

Location	Akbarābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	50.1 km
Akbarābād	90.1 km
Borazjan	103.8 km
Kāzerūn	108.5 km
Shiraz	108.7 km
Bushire	124.2 km
Marvdasht	146.7 km
Mohr	151.7 km
Fasa	155.1 km
Nūrābād	164.5 km
Bandar-e Genāveh	179.5 km
Pāsārgād	196.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	58.6 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	105.2 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	113.7 km

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