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M3.6 Earthquake near SOUTHERN IRAN (Iran)

UTC time: 2025-05-17 22:55:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 17, 2025 at 22:55 UTC, a magnitude M3.6 earthquake occurred near SOUTHERN IRAN (Iran). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
90cbe4432746e5f70e07485a3b2f30a9e518fbf3
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-17 22:55:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Iran
City
astan fars
Source
emsc
Coordinates
27.80000, 54.36000
Temperature
26.0°C

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
10 km — close to the regional average (12.7 km)
Regional average: 12.7 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

Felt reports

3felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 17, 2025, 11:05 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lar AirportIran · LRR · OISL
    14.1 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

Iran

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 174 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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