Live intelligence tracking 5 recent earthquakes across Iran, with active monitoring of Zagros and other seismic zones along the Alpine-Himalayan belt.
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Seismic events sorted by the latest updates — click any row for detail, magnitude, depth, and related coverage.
| Event | Severity |
|---|---|
🌍 M4.7 Earthquake - 52 km NE of Rāmhormoz, Iran Magnitude 4.7 earthquake at depth of 10.0km. 52 km NE of Rāmhormoz, Iran | LOW |
🌍 M4.1 Earthquake - 11 km NW of Fereydūnshahr, Iran Magnitude 4.1 earthquake at depth of 10.0km. 11 km NW of Fereydūnshahr, Iran | LOW |
🌍 M4.5 Earthquake - 45 km S of Dogonbadan, Iran Magnitude 4.5 earthquake at depth of 10.0km. 45 km S of Dogonbadan, Iran | LOW |
🌍 M4.6 Earthquake - 37 km NE of Rāmhormoz, Iran Magnitude 4.6 earthquake at depth of 10.0km. 37 km NE of Rāmhormoz, Iran | LOW |
🌍 M4.4 Earthquake - 20 km SSW of Kāzerūn, Iran Magnitude 4.4 earthquake at depth of 10.0km. 20 km SSW of Kāzerūn, Iran | LOW |
Seismic hotspots
Historic earthquakes
Tehran earthquake risk & fault lines · Iran earthquake history (Bam, Manjil) · Recent earthquakes near Iran's plate boundary. These events shaped modern earthquake preparedness — from building codes and early warning systems to tsunami evacuation routes — across the region.
Fault systems
NW-SE fold-and-thrust belt running across western Iran, formed by the Arabia-Eurasia collision zone. Accommodates several millimetres per year of crustal shortening and generates frequent moderate-to-large thrust earthquakes beneath and around major Iranian cities including Shiraz and Kerman.
Learn moreReverse fault running along the northern edge of Tehran, a metropolitan area of approximately 10 million people. A M7+ rupture on the North Tehran Fault is considered the single greatest urban seismic catastrophe risk in Iran — modelling suggests fatalities in the tens of thousands and destruction of a large fraction of the city's older building stock.
Learn moreReverse fault running east-west just north of Tehran, parallel to and paired with the North Tehran Fault. The proximity of both faults to Iran's capital creates a compounded hazard scenario — seismologists treat the two faults as a dual threat capable of independently generating catastrophic shaking beneath the Tehran metropolitan region.
Learn moreThe Arabian Sea oceanic crust subducts beneath Iran and Pakistan along the Makran margin, forming the Gulf of Oman's primary tsunami source. The last major rupture was the 1945 M8.0 Makran earthquake, which generated a tsunami killing approximately 4,000 people on the Iranian, Pakistani, and Indian coasts. A plausible M8.2+ event on the full Makran segment remains a recognised low-frequency high-consequence hazard.
Learn moreMain Zagros Thrust — 1500km fold belt · North Tehran Fault — the capital's biggest threat · Makran Subduction Zone tsunami potential. Understanding the dominant fault systems in the region is the foundation of earthquake preparedness — every safety protocol, building code, and early warning system is calibrated against these geologies.
Monitoring authorities
National (Iran)
Operates the national seismic network and publishes near real-time earthquake locations and magnitudes for Iran and surrounding regions.
Live bulletinNational (Iran) — research
Engineering research institute focused on seismic hazard assessment, strong-motion records, and intensity maps for Iranian earthquakes. Publishes post-event field reports.
Live bulletinNational (Iran) — fault mapping
Produces official fault mapping and active-fault databases for Iran, providing the geospatial layer used by IRSC and IIEES for hazard zonation.
Live bulletinInternational cross-reference
Cross-references Iranian earthquakes in the global ANSS catalog. Provides ShakeMap and Did You Feel It reports for international audiences and independent magnitude cross-checks.
Live bulletinIRSC Iranian Seismological Center · IIEES earthquake engineering · USGS international cross-reference. Bookmark these official feeds for real-time earthquake alerts, felt reports, and post-event damage assessments. The World Now cross-references their data for the live tracker above.
About this tracker
Iran sits on the Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt, where the Arabian Plate is colliding with the Eurasian Plate. This continental collision has produced a vast and complex network of faults across Iran, making it one of the most seismically active countries in the world. Iran experiences an average of one magnitude 6+ earthquake per year and several magnitude 5+ events.
Iran's seismic history is devastating: the 2003 Bam earthquake (M6.6) killed over 26,000 people and destroyed the ancient citadel of Bam. The 1990 Manjil-Rudbar earthquake (M7.4) killed over 40,000. These high death tolls are largely due to unreinforced masonry construction — a continuing vulnerability across the country.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Iran lies on the Alpine-Himalayan belt where the Arabian Plate is colliding with the Eurasian Plate at about 2.5 cm per year. This continental collision has created a vast network of active faults across the Iranian Plateau.
Tehran sits on several active faults including the North Tehran Fault, capable of a magnitude 7+ earthquake. With a population of over 9 million in largely non-earthquake-resistant buildings, a major earthquake in Tehran is considered one of the highest seismic risks in the world.
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Last updated 4/19/2026, 6:25:19 PM