M5.5 earthquake 118 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 118 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran on Tue, May 12, 1987, 10:45 AM GMT+3:30 (07:15 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-12 07:15:13 UTC
- Depth
- 40.2 km (25.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.165° N, 55.559° E
- Region
- Iran
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Mw, moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.44 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Bandar-e Abbas area. CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 14S, 33C Centroid Location: Origin Time 07:15:14.5 0.6 Lat 27.95N 0.06 Lon 55.32E 0.05 Dep 15.0 BDY Half-duration 2.0 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**17 Nm Mrr=1.52 0.06 Mtt=-1.69 0.08 Mff=0.17 0.07 Mrt=0.65 0.27 Mrf=0.25 0.19 Mtf=-0.05 0.06 Principal Axes: (T) Val=1.68 Plg=76 Azm=321 (N) Val=0.14 Plg=8 Azm=86 (P) Val=-1.82 Plg=11 Azm=177 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.8*10**17 NP1:Strike=278 Dip=34 Slip=104 NP2:Strike=80 Dip=57 Slip=80
From the USGS event page for usp00034y4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 5.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5110 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran · 14391 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.5123 km SE of D?r?b, Iran · 14390 days ago · 69 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.640 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 14389 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.087 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 14372 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.9southern Iran · 14371 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.951 km SE of D?r?b, Iran · 14359 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034y4 (also filed as gcmtb051287b, gcmt19870512071512, iscgem466754). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.