May 6, 1999 Earthquake: Fars Province, Southern, Iran
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Fars Province, Southern, Iran on May 6, 1999 at 23:00:53 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 26 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
- May 6, 1999
- Time
- 23:00:53 UTC
- Place
- Fars Province, Southern, Iran
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.501° N, 51.880° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 100
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 800
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.
At least 26 people killed, 100 injured and 800 houses destroyed in southwestern Fars Province. Felt at Kazerun and Shiraz. Also felt in parts of Bushehr and Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi Provinces. (reference #1053)
26 killed, 100 injured, 9 villages destroyed, 800 houses destroyed, magnitude 6.3 (Ms) and 6.1 (Mw), MMI 8. (reference #12864)
20 killed, 100 injured (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran
- April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, Iran
- May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran
- April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, 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
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- September 27, 2010, Shiraz, Iran
- September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- April 1953, Khan-E-Zenyan,khatiri, 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 5521.