M5.6 earthquake 35 km N of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 35 km N of Q?’en, Iran on Sat, Aug 31, 1968, 3:04 PM GMT+3:30 (11:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 60 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-31 11:34:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.044° N, 59.208° 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
- ±0.58
- 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.156 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21206 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.257 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21206 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.260 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 21205 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.244 km WSW of Gon?b?d, Iran · 21205 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.224 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21203 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.453 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.552 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 21202 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21201 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21196 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21195 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.155 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 21191 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818490. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.