M4.3 earthquake 71 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 71 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran on Fri, Dec 26, 1975, 4:37 AM GMT+3:30 (01:07 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 70 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-26 01:07:40 UTC
- Depth
- 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.723° N, 55.571° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.569 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.472 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18538 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.870 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18536 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.957 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18532 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 5.2southern Iran · 18540 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.773 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.275 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18541 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.0southern Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.769 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.572 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.464 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e2f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.