M5.1 earthquake 55 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 55 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Sun, Sep 15, 1968, 1:12 PM GMT+3:30 (09:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-15 09:42:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.092° N, 59.588° 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 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21201 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21207 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21209 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.453 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21209 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.224 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21210 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.257 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21212 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.156 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21212 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.635 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21213 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 7.135 km SE of Gonābād, Iran · 21213 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem817035. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.