Is Evaz safe? Iran travel risk
Is Evaz safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Evaz scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Iran Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 5 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Evaz scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Iran (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Evaz: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Iran travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Fārs at 27.7600° N, 54.0067° E (elevation 968 m), Evaz lies 915.6 km NNW of Tehran. Time zone: Asia/Tehran.
Fārs
27.7600° N, 54.0067° E
968 m
Asia/Tehran
19,987
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Iran
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Evaz happened in June (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 16 Mar 2022 (100 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 25 Jun 2022 (117 km away) — USGS details
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