M5.2 earthquake 57 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 57 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran on Sat, Aug 31, 1968, 5:36 PM GMT+3:30 (14:06 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 24 km N of Q?’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
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-31 14:06:18 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.168° N, 59.503° 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: 7 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 · 37 km away
- 5.453 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21202 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21201 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 21196 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 21195 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.155 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 21191 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818495. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.