February 17, 2021 Earthquake: Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran on February 17, 2021 at 18:35:35 UTC, 7 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- February 17, 2021
- Time
- 18:35:35 UTC
- Place
- Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh, Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.839° N, 51.365° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 63
- Damage
- $10 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.
2 deaths; 63 injured; total damages USD 10 million (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 22, 1853, Shiraz, Iran
- April 6, 1977, Naghan,ardal,jaghdan,dastgerd,kordan,sarmur, Iran
- May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, Iran
- May 6, 1999, Fars Province, Southern, Iran
- June 22, 1993, Bovir Ahmadi VA Kohkiluyeh, Iran
- May 15, 1344, Esfahan, Iran
- November 28, 2013, Borazjan, Iran
- March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, 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
- November 11, 1973, Qeshlagh,deh Bid, Iran
- October 1, 1989, Deh Borzorg-E Sisakht, Iran
- May 2, 2018, Sisakht, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, 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 10595.