M5.2 earthquake 44 km WSW of Gon?b?d, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Gon?b?d, Iran on Sun, Sep 1, 1968, 10:46 PM GMT+3:30 (19:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 52 km SW of Gonābād, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-01 19:16:37 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.176° N, 58.256° 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 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.224 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21203 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.552 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 21201 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem816570. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.