M5.4 earthquake 53 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran on Wed, Sep 4, 1968, 11:38 AM GMT+3:30 (08:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 46 km NE of Qā’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-04 08:08:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.132° N, 59.492° 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 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21200 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21195 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21194 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.155 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 21191 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 5.224 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21203 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.257 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21206 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.156 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21206 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.635 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21206 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 7.135 km SE of Gonābād, Iran · 21206 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem816684. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.