Earthquakes in Iran

No events have been recorded in Iran in the past 30 days, of which 13 reached magnitude 4 or above, the point at which shaking becomes widely noticeable. Activity here is almost entirely crustal, which means shaking at the surface is strong relative to the magnitudes involved.

13 earthquakes have been recorded in Iran in our catalogue, 0 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.5 and the average focal depth 14 km. 13 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Iran in this period was a magnitude 5.2 event near Shiraz, Iran on 06 January 2025, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake radiates roughly 951 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Shiraz (5), Kerman (4), Bushehr (2), Kermanshah (1), Bandar Abbas (1).

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 12 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

The busiest single day was 06 January 2025, with 5 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.