M5.2 earthquake southern Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in southern Iran on Fri, Dec 26, 1975, 1:29 AM GMT+3:30 (21:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-25 21:59:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.486° N, 55.754° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.371 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18534 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.569 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.472 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18532 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.870 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18530 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.957 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18526 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 4.773 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.275 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18535 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.0southern Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.769 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.572 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.464 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e29. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.