Province
Fars
Iran · Asia
Fars is a province of Iran, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 8 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- Urban FloodMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- CycloneLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1999Southern, Fars Province · M 6.226 deaths
- 1993Bovir Ahmadi Va Kohkiluyeh · M 5.424 deaths
- 1990S, Darab · M 6.522 deaths
- 1989Do Gobadan, Fars · M 5.8114 deaths
- 19721972 Qir Earthquake · M 6.65,374 deaths
- 19611961 Fars Earthquake · M 6.461 deaths
- 1960Lar · M 5.9420 deaths
- 1953Lar · M 5.513 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002