May 11, 2024 Earthquake: Shiraz, Iran
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Shiraz, Iran on May 11, 2024 at 10:26:36 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
- May 11, 2024
- Time
- 10:26:36 UTC
- Place
- Shiraz, Iran
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 27.270° N, 53.584° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 3
- Houses damaged
- 300
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.
Two people injured, 3 homes destroyed and 300 damaged in the Kudian area. (reference #13456)
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
- March 24, 1913, Teyhan, Iran
- November 13, 1998, Bigherd-Khonj, Southern, Iran
- July 1, 2022, Hormozgan Province, Iran
- January 6, 2017, Khonj, Iran
- July 20, 2010, Farsinaj, Iran
- January 2, 2014, Bastak, Iran
More
Significant earthquakes of 2024The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2024Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 10809.