Significant earthquakes of 1986

July 12, 1986 Earthquake: S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran

July 12, 1986 · M5.6 · 1 death · 300 houses destroyed

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran on July 12, 1986 at 07:54:26 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.

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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
July 12, 1986
Time
07:54:26 UTC
Place
S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran
Magnitude
5.6 (Ms)
Focal depth
10 km (6 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
29.962° N, 51.582° E
Country
Iran

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
4
Damage
Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses destroyed
300

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 5101.