M5.3 earthquake 53 km SE of Sabzevar, Iran
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Sabzevar, Iran on Sat, May 4, 1940, 8:34 PM GMT+3:30 (17:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 57 km SW of Neysh?b?r, 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
- 1940-05-04 17:04:38 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.820° N, 58.031° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup901313. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.