Iran earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 72 km W of Qeshm, Iran

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 72 km W of Qeshm, Iran on Wed, Dec 24, 1975, 3:18 PM GMT+3:30 (11:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Dec 24, 1975, 3:18 PM GMT+3:30
UTC: 1975-12-24 11:48:56 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 27.010° N, 55.543° E
Region: Iran
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 7.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 166

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.464 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, IranWed, Dec 24, 3:05 PM GMT+3:30 · 18535 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e1d (also filed as atlas19751224114856, iscgem720764). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.