Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 28, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, July 28, 1981 at 17:22 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kerman (Iran - IR), about 75.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.794 and latitude 30.013.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	30.013, 57.794
UTC time	1981-07-28 17:22:24.620

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1981-07-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kerman	75.1 km
Bam	114.7 km
Bardsīr	118.0 km
Zarand	147.9 km
Rāvar	168.5 km
Rafsanjān	178.6 km
Sīrjān	213.6 km
Shahr-e Bābak	258.0 km
Bāfq	289.2 km
Zahedan	302.1 km
Mīnāb	328.2 km
Birjand	345.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Bardsīr

Iran · 2026-05-14 07:47 UTC

125.8 km

M 4.1

Kerman

Iran · 2025-08-31 19:56 UTC

66.5 km

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