September 21, 1975 Earthquake: Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, Iran
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, Iran on September 21, 1975 at 14:16:36 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- September 21, 1975
- Time
- 14:16:36 UTC
- Place
- Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 31.549° N, 51.062° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- 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.
- April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
- May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran
- December 14, 1978, Masjed-E-Soleyman, Iran
- June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran
- May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran
- March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, Iran
- July 15, 1929, Masjed Soleyman,andarkah, Iran
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- July 8, 2019, Masjed-E Soleyman, Iran
- July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- February 13, 2008, Nasirabad, Iran
- October 1, 1989, Deh Borzorg-E Sisakht, Iran
- April 18, 1990, Hanna, Iran
- March 26, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran
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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 4701.