M 5.4 in Southern Iran on 18 Jul 2021 14:34 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1277723
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.7058 , 51.1304
Event Date: 18 Jul 2021 14:34 UTC
18 Jul 2021 19:04 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
1340000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Jul 2021 14:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000en6e Scaled population (raster) -0.52  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Iran - Earthquake (ECHO 19 Jul 2021)Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:30

  • An earthquake of 5.4 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Bushehr Province, close to the border with Fars Province (south-western Iran), on 18 July at 14.34 UTC (19.04 local time). The epicentre was approximately 50 km north of Borazjan City (Bushehr), and about 50 km north-west of Kazerun City (Fars).
  • Up to 3,000 people were exposed to strong shaking and 70,000 to moderate shaking.
  • According to media reports, minor damage was sustained to houses in nearby towns, including Kazerun. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the area.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),