Significant earthquakes of 1972

February 10, 1972 Earthquake: Deh Kohneh,sa'Dabad,borazjan, Iran

February 10, 1972 · M4.5

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Deh Kohneh,sa'Dabad,borazjan, Iran on February 10, 1972 at 06:49:15 UTC, 21 km below the surface.

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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date
February 10, 1972
Time
06:49:15 UTC
Place
Deh Kohneh,sa'Dabad,borazjan, Iran
Magnitude
4.5 (mb)
Focal depth
21 km (13 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
29.700° N, 50.900° E
Country
Iran

The toll

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.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4594.