Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 1, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at 20:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 56.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.846 and latitude 28.400.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.400, 52.846
UTC time	2000-03-01 20:06:27.970

Location	Akbarābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-03-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fīrūzābād	56.3 km
Mohr	94.1 km
Akbarābād	94.4 km
Fasa	98.6 km
Shiraz	138.2 km
Marvdasht	164.2 km
Neyrīz	169.7 km
Dārāb	170.2 km
Kāzerūn	178.6 km
Borazjan	185.9 km
Pāsārgād	203.2 km
Bushire	206.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Fīrūzābād Iran · 2026-02-18 14:08 UTC	49.8 km
M 4.0 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-12-01 12:28 UTC	26.0 km
M 4.3 Akbarābād Iran · 2025-09-14 04:50 UTC	36.1 km

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