September 8, 1992 Earthquake: Firuzabad, Iran
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Firuzabad, Iran on September 8, 1992 at 00:38:15 UTC, 18 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
- September 8, 1992
- Time
- 00:38:15 UTC
- Place
- Firuzabad, Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 18 km (11 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.134° N, 52.187° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 200
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1992, Sept 8. One person killed and 11 injured in the
Firuzabad area. Also 200 houses and 3 bridges were
destroyed and landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area. Damage reported at Bonu, Dorenjan, Giah Zar and Meygoli. Felt at Kazerun and Shiraz.
(reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 11, 1008, Dainawar, Iran-Iraq
- April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran
- April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, Iran
- June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), Iran
- May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran
- April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran
- May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, Iran
- June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran
- November 28, 2013, Borazjan, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, Iran
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran
- April 1953, Khan-E-Zenyan,khatiri, Iran
- September 27, 2010, Shiraz, 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 5337.