M5.2 earthquake 38 km S of Dogonbadan, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 38 km S of Dogonbadan, Iran on Mon, Jul 3, 1972, 5:39 AM GMT+3:30 (02:09 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 39 km SSE of Dogonbadan, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-07-03 02:09:59 UTC
- Depth
- 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.011° N, 50.820° E
- Region
- Iran
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem771235. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.