Earthquakes in Iran — January 2025

11 earthquakes were recorded in Iran during January 2025, an average of 0.4 per day.

11 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 15 km.

The month's largest event in Iran was a magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Shiraz, Iran on 06 January 2025 at 16:59 UTC. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake radiates roughly 951 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Iran monthly average of 6 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 10 recorded the previous month.

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 10 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 06 January, when 5 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.2 near Shiraz, Iran on 06 January at 10 km; M4.9 near Shiraz, Iran on 06 January at 10 km; M4.8 near Shiraz, Iran on 06 January at 10 km.

That is 69% above the 6 events Iran averages per month across the 2 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Iran in our entire catalogue.