M4.5 earthquake 69 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 69 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran on Fri, Dec 26, 1975, 9:16 AM GMT+3:30 (05:46 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-26 05:46:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.928° N, 55.447° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.472 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18539 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.870 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18537 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.957 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18534 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 4.371 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18541 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.2southern Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.773 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18542 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.275 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18542 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.0southern Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.769 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.572 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.464 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e2k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.