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M5.7 earthquake 39 km SW of D?mgh?n, Iran

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 39 km SW of D?mgh?n, Iran on Fri, May 20, 1932, 10:41 PM GMT+3:25:44 (19:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from
ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time
UTC
1932-05-20 19:16:10 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.890° N, 54.068° E
Region
Iran
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Deaths and damage

From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 3488), matched to this event by time and place.

Deaths
1,070
Damage
Severe (about $5 to $25 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem906152. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.