Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at unknown depth13 Aug 21:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 13, 2026 21:23:49 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 14, 2026, at 12:53 am (Asia/Tehran GMT +3:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.50Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude32.47°N / 47.97°EKhuzestan, IranAlso near: Iraq 51 km (32 mi) awaySeismic antipode32.47°S / 132.03°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 36.1°C (97 F), humidity: 10%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NNEEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy16 minutes agoAug 13, 2026 21:23 GMT / Aug 14, 2026 12:53 am (Tehran time)Lat / Lng: 32.47 / 47.97: Iran-Iraq Border RegionSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.5 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23269664',32.47000,47.97000,'16 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Iran-Iraq Border Region',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in IranNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Dezful, a city with more than 260,000 inhabitants in Iran, in 24 km (15 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Iran, Tehran, 479 km (298 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry24 km (15 mi)E of epicenterDezful(pop: 264,700)IV: LightKhuzestanIran36 km (22 mi)E of epicenterAndimeshk(pop: 135,100)III: WeakKhuzestanIran39 km (25 mi)NW of epicenterMurmuri(pop: 3,770)III: WeakIlam ProvinceIran40 km (25 mi)SE of epicenterShush(pop: 52,300)III: WeakKhuzestanIran49 km (30 mi)E of epicenterShahrak-e Kuluri(pop: 1,940)III: WeakKhuzestanIran57 km (35 mi)N of epicenterMazhin(pop: 1,510)III: WeakIlam ProvinceIran60 km (37 mi)NW of epicenterSarab Bagh(pop: 2,660)III: WeakIlam ProvinceIran70 km (44 mi)W of epicenterDehloran(pop: 46,000)III: WeakIlam ProvinceIran78 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterAbdanan(pop: 23,900)III: WeakIlam ProvinceIran80 km (49 mi)N of epicenterPoldokhtar(pop: 26,400)III: WeakLorestan ProvinceIran92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterGandab(pop: 1,120)III: WeakIlam ProvinceIran93 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterDarreh Shahr(pop: 25,000)III: WeakIR.10.449461, Ilam ProvinceIran95 km (59 mi)SE of epicenterShushtar(pop: 77,500)III: WeakKhuzestanIran101 km (63 mi)N of epicenterMa'mulan(pop: 7,660)III: WeakLorestan ProvinceIran103 km (64 mi)S of epicenterSusangerd(pop: 41,400)III: WeakKhuzestanIran105 km (65 mi)SW of epicenterAmarah(pop: 323,300)III: WeakAmara District, Muhafazat MaysanIraq114 km (71 mi)N of epicenterVasian(pop: 1,820)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterKhorramabad(pop: 329,800)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran120 km (75 mi)W of epicenter'Ali al Gharbi(pop: 19,700)II: Very weakAli Al-Gharbi District, Muhafazat MaysanIraq123 km (76 mi)N of epicenterKuhdasht(pop: 89,100)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran131 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterGarab(pop: 3,300)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran133 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterShahrak-e Vali'asr(pop: 942)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran139 km (86 mi)SE of epicenterMasjed Soleyman(pop: 111,500)II: Very weakKhuzestanIran141 km (88 mi)SE of epicenterSheyban(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakKhuzestanIran145 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterAhvāz(pop: 841,100)II: Very weakKhuzestanIran151 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterKut-e 'Abdollah(pop: 56,300)II: Very weakKhuzestanIran153 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterDorud(pop: 121,600)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran155 km (96 mi)NE of epicenterAzna(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran157 km (98 mi)N of epicenterAleshtar(pop: 27,700)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran163 km (101 mi)NW of epicenterLumar(pop: 2,700)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran163 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterArkavaz(pop: 12,000)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterBan Rahman(pop: 1,070)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran175 km (109 mi)NE of epicenterBorujerd(pop: 252,000)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran176 km (110 mi)NW of epicenterMehr(pop: 1,060)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran177 km (110 mi)NE of epicenterAzna(pop: 47,500)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran186 km (116 mi)SE of epicenterHaftkel(pop: 15,800)II: Very weakKhuzestanIran194 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterIlam(pop: 140,900)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran203 km (126 mi)NE of epicenterAstaneh(pop: 7,170)II: Very weakMarkazi ProvinceIran203 km (126 mi)SE of epicenterRamhormoz(pop: 74,300)II: Very weakKhuzestanIran479 km (298 mi)NE of epicenterTehran(pop: 7,153,300)I: Not feltTehran ProvinceIranNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-13EpicenterAgency4.510 km6.2 mi(*)21:23:49.1Iran-Iraq Border RegionGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.510 km6.2 mi(*)21:23:49Iran-Iraq Border Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 14, 2026 12:53 am (Tehran)16 minutes ago4.510 km0 km - This quake24 km W of Dezful, Khuzestan, IranMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 48 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.96 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 8.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 26.8 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 48 quakes per year (or 4 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 50 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake