January 14, 2004 Earthquake: Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Firuzabad, Southern, Iran on January 14, 2004 at 16:58:48 UTC, 12 km below the surface.
Map
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
- January 14, 2004
- Time
- 16:58:48 UTC
- Place
- Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.695° N, 52.397° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Minor damage to some
buildings in the Firuzabad area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 11, 1008, Dainawar, Iran-Iraq
- April 10, 1972, Qir,karzin, Jahrom, Firuzabad, Iran
- June 17, 978, Taheri (Siraf), Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran
- January 19, 1950, Bushire, Iran
- March 24, 1913, Teyhan, Iran
- November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, Iran
- December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- August 20, 1954, Tonbak,kangan,sabakhi,akhtar, Iran
- February 17, 2002, Baghan, Iran
- February 2, 1985, S, Firuzabad-Jahrom, 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 5756.