M5.1 earthquake 56 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 56 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran on Sat, Aug 31, 1968, 4:52 PM GMT+3:30 (13:22 UTC), 15 km (9 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
- 5.1 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-31 13:22:59 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.183° N, 59.467° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.257 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21215 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.224 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 21212 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.453 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21211 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21211 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21209 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21204 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21203 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.155 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 21200 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818493. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.