Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, August 24, 1997 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 5.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.593 and latitude 28.795.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.795, 52.593
UTC time	1997-08-24 21:11:24.750

Location	Fīrūzābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	5.9 km
Akbarābād	53.4 km
Shiraz	91.0 km
Fasa	104.1 km
Marvdasht	121.8 km
Kāzerūn	129.4 km
Mohr	140.9 km
Borazjan	143.8 km
Pāsārgād	166.6 km
Bushire	172.3 km
Neyrīz	174.8 km
Nūrābād	179.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	7.8 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	64.0 km
M 4.2 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2025-09-18 02:19 UTC	81.6 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	70.0 km

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