May 8, 2004 Earthquake: Kazerun, Iran
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Kazerun, Iran on May 8, 2004 at 04:39:25 UTC, 67 km below the surface.
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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 8, 2004
- Time
- 04:39:25 UTC
- Place
- Kazerun, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 67 km (42 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.881° N, 51.474° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 4
- Houses damaged
- 4; 6 with its tsunami and other effects
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 4 buildings destroyed and 6
damaged in the Kazerun-Qa'emiyeh area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 22, 1853, Shiraz, 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
- June 20, 1994, Firuzabad, Shiraz, Iran
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran
- September 21, 1975, Sarpir,dorahan,deh Bagh, Iran
- July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- September 27, 2010, Shiraz, Iran
- September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, 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 5779.