July 20, 2010 Earthquake: Farsinaj, Iran
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Farsinaj, Iran on July 20, 2010 at 19:38:09 UTC, 10 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
- July 20, 2010
- Time
- 19:38:09 UTC
- Place
- Farsinaj, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.022° N, 53.861° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 32
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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 one person killed and 32 injured in
Fars. At least 50 percent of the buildings damaged at
Lamerd. Felt at Qeshm. Felt (II) at Manama, Bahrain.
Also felt at Al Muharraq. Felt (II) at Dubai, United
Arab Emirates. Also felt at Abu Dhabi and Ash
Shariqah. Felt (II) at Doha, Qatar. (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
- April 24, 1960, Lar, Iran
- October 31, 1956, Bastak, Iran
- August 1880, Bastak, Jonah, Iran
- June 11, 1961, Dehkuyeh,khaneh,lar,shagheb,nokhriz,bighu, Iran
- January 19, 1950, Bushire, Iran
- January 15, 1953, Lar, Iran
- November 27, 2005, Qeshm, Zirang
- March 24, 1913, Teyhan, Iran
- September 10, 2008, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
- July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- July 29, 1963, Gahkom,laigazan,patkuiyeh,golruiyeh,ganj, 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 9412.