M4.4 earthquake 64 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran on Wed, Dec 24, 1975, 3:05 PM GMT+3:30 (11:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 72 km W of Qeshm, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-24 11:35:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.833° N, 55.455° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.572 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18536 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.769 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.0southern Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.275 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18535 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.773 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.2southern Iran · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.371 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18534 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.569 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.472 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18532 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.870 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18530 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.957 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18527 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e1c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.