M5.2 earthquake 75 km NNE of Mohr, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 75 km NNE of Mohr, Iran on Sat, Apr 29, 1972, 7:34 PM GMT+3:30 (16:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km S of F?r?z?b?d, 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
- 1972-04-29 16:04:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.215° N, 53.078° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.272 km SE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 19882 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.469 km SE of Fīrūzābād, Iran · 19895 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.270 km SE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 19895 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.160 km SSE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 19897 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.650 km SSE of Fīrūzābād, Iran · 19898 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem774904. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.