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M 5.2 earthquake – 30 km S of Javānrūd, Iran

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Local time: Jul 20, 2026 · 07:18 (UTC+3:30)

ModerateShallow · 10 km Reviewed by a seismologist
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Magnitude
5.2moment magnitude (mww)
Depth
10 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter
34.525, 46.52324 km from Ravānsar
Energy released
951 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
Felt reports
4"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity
3.8max. reported (CDI)
Aftershocks
0M2.5+ within 30 km
Significance
418USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 2021

The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jun 6, 2021.

How strong was it?

Moderate earthquake. It released 951 tons of TNT, 2 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5
Japan 2011 M 9.1
San Francisco 1906 M 7.9
Turkey 2023 M 7.8
Haiti 2010 M 7.0
Northridge 1994 M 6.7
This earthquake M 5.2

In the week before

Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.