September 27, 2010 Earthquake: Shiraz, Iran
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Shiraz, Iran on September 27, 2010 at 11:22:46 UTC, 27 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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
- September 27, 2010
- Time
- 11:22:46 UTC
- Place
- Shiraz, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 27 km (17 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 29.647° N, 51.665° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
One person killed and three injured at
Konar Takhteh. Felt (IV) at Shiraz. Also felt at
Bandar Bushehr. Felt (II) at As Salimiyah, Kuwait.
Also felt at Ad Dasmah, Al Manqaf, Hawalli and Mishrif. (reference #1053)
One was reported dead while three on the other hand were wounded after the 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Shiraz, Iran.
According to Iranian and US Geological Survey (USGS), many residents in the area have panicked due to the strong tremor that they have felt which resulted in destruction of several houses and other properties. "One person was killed and three others injured in the earthquake," Amir Taghizadeh said, the provincial head of relief operations.(reference #8755)
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
- 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
- March 1, 1994, Firuzabad, Southern, Iran
- December 18, 1925, Ahram,domrubah,mahmudabadi,ab Garm, Iran
- February 17, 2021, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- July 12, 1986, S, Fars Province, Mamasani, Shiraz, Iran
- August 11, 1988, S, Mamasani, Bushehr, Nurabad, Iran
- September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, 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 9552.