M4.2 earthquake 75 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 75 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran on Thu, Dec 25, 1975, 12:20 AM GMT+3:30 (20:50 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 73 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-24 20:50:44 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.982° N, 55.478° 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.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.773 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.2southern Iran · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.371 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18534 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.569 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18534 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.472 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18532 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.870 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18530 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.957 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18526 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e1r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.