August 9, 2005 Earthquake: Firuzabad, Iran
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Firuzabad, Iran on August 9, 2005 at 05:09:20 UTC, 10 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
- August 9, 2005
- Time
- 05:09:20 UTC
- Place
- Firuzabad, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.850° N, 52.560° 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.
Buildings damaged at Firuzabad.
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
- April 9, 2013, Shanbe, Kaki, Sena, Bushehr Province, Iran
- January 19, 1950, Bushire, Iran
- May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, Iran
- November 28, 2013, Borazjan, Iran
- November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, 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
- September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, Iran
- April 1953, Khan-E-Zenyan,khatiri, Iran
More
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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 6768.