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M5.5 Earthquake near Southern Iran

UTC time: 2026-02-01 05:11:22 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Southern Iran

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M5.5 Earthquake near Southern Iran · 2026-02-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near Southern Iran · 2026-02-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near Southern Iran on February 1, 2026 at 05:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
6e6fd75df879e95f6b7edb6efe765a81fb8e8e9e
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-01 05:11:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
27.28743, 52.64071

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nakhl Takki24.0 kmN18'837
Jahrom162.3 kmNE141'634
Shiraz258.5 kmN1'249'942

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Persian Gulf International AirportIran · PGU · OIBP
    14.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lamerd AirportIran · LFM · OISR
    55.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.12026-02-01 05:11:30 UTC121.2 km M3.92026-02-02 21:43:37 UTC17.4 kmSOUTHERN IRAN M4.72026-02-04 17:17:50 UTC8.4 kmdhstan nay bnd M4.32026-02-08 12:40:19 UTC19.8 kmdhstan ʿslwyh M4.42026-02-11 23:56:26 UTC15.8 kmSOUTHERN IRAN M4.92026-02-13 11:08:38 UTC7.9 kmSOUTHERN IRAN M4.82026-02-13 11:08:41 UTC6.7 kmSouthern Iran M4.62026-02-13 19:44:34 UTC10.7 kmdhstan nay bnd M4.62026-02-13 19:50:18 UTC11.5 kmSOUTHERN IRAN M4.52026-02-16 13:32:11 UTC20.5 kmdhstan ʿslwyh M4.12026-02-16 13:32:12 UTC19.4 kmSOUTHERN IRAN M4.22026-02-19 03:21:12 UTC6.4 kmdhstan nay bnd

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥463
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-04

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.42026-01-23 11:18:08 UTC63.0 km M5.22026-02-01 05:11:20 UTC12.4 kmSOUTHERN IRAN M5.22025-01-06 16:59:50 UTC100.0 km77 km SSW of Fīrūzābād, Iran M5.12025-01-06 16:59:52 UTC95.1 kmdhstan baghan M5.12026-01-23 11:18:07 UTC69.3 kmSOUTHERN IRAN

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