Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 31, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, July 31, 1985 at 18:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 24.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.339 and latitude 28.929.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.929, 52.339
UTC time	1985-07-31 18:09:41.870

Location	Fīrūzābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	24.5 km
Akbarābād	55.5 km
Shiraz	78.1 km
Kāzerūn	101.7 km
Marvdasht	114.4 km
Borazjan	115.4 km
Fasa	127.6 km
Bushire	146.4 km
Nūrābād	153.8 km
Mohr	162.0 km
Pāsārgād	163.4 km
Bandar-e Genāveh	191.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	34.3 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	92.7 km
M 4.2 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2025-09-18 02:19 UTC	91.5 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	98.9 km

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