Iran earthquakes

M7.1 earthquake 10 km SSW of Salm?s, Iran

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Salm?s, Iran on Wed, May 7, 1930, 2:00 AM GMT+3:25:44 (22:34 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
7.1 (mw), major
Local time
UTC
1930-05-06 22:34:27 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.108° N, 44.727° E
Region
Iran
Strongest shaking
VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration
39.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.7 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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
±0.40
Depth from
From location

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.017 km ENE of Khowy, Iran · 35202 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.316 km E of Khowy, Iran · 35202 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.316 km ENE of Khowy, Iran · 35202 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 6.213 km SE of Khowy, Iran · 35201 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 5.219 km ENE of Salm?s, Iran · 35201 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 5.25 km WSW of Salm?s, Iran · 35199 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 5.534 km ESE of Salm?s, Iran · 35186 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.717 km NNW of Salm?s, Iran · 35180 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 5.629 km SE of Khowy, Iran · 35175 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 5.56 km NNE of Salm?s, Iran · 35204 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem907354. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.