M5.3 earthquake 16 km ENE of Khowy, Iran
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Khowy, Iran on Thu, May 8, 1930, 8:55 AM GMT+3:25:44 (05:29 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 13 km SE of Khowy, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISCGEMSUP
- Local time
- UTC
- 1930-05-08 05:29:33 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.587° N, 45.136° E
- Region
- Iran
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.213 km SE of Khowy, Iran · 35212 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.219 km ENE of Salm?s, Iran · 35212 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.25 km WSW of Salm?s, Iran · 35210 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.116 km SSE of Deste, Azerbaijan · 35199 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.534 km ESE of Salm?s, Iran · 35198 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.717 km NNW of Salm?s, Iran · 35191 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.629 km SE of Khowy, Iran · 35186 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup907366. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.