M4.7 earthquake 73 km W of Qeshm, Iran
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 73 km W of Qeshm, Iran on Thu, Dec 25, 1975, 12:34 AM GMT+3:30 (21:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 southern Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-24 21:04:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.025° N, 55.535° 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2southern Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.371 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18541 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.569 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18541 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.472 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18539 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.870 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18537 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.957 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18534 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 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 · 7 km away
- 4.769 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.572 km W of Qeshm, Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.464 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18543 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e1s. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.