M5.5 earthquake 34 km ESE of Salm?s, Iran
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Salm?s, Iran on Fri, May 23, 1930, 1:14 PM GMT+3:25:44 (09:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 17 km NNW of Salm?s, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1930-05-23 09:48:22 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.033° N, 45.095° 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 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.717 km NNW of Salm?s, Iran · 35188 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.629 km SE of Khowy, Iran · 35182 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 5.25 km WSW of Salm?s, Iran · 35207 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.219 km ENE of Salm?s, Iran · 35209 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.213 km SE of Khowy, Iran · 35209 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.316 km ENE of Khowy, Iran · 35209 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.316 km E of Khowy, Iran · 35210 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.017 km ENE of Khowy, Iran · 35210 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
- 7.110 km SSW of Salm?s, Iran · 35211 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.56 km NNE of Salm?s, Iran · 35211 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem907418. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.