M3.8 earthquake 45 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 45 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran on Tue, Feb 24, 1976, 11:00 AM GMT+3:30 (07:30 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 85 km NNE 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-24 07:30:57 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.228° N, 55.824° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.485 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18453 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.482 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18451 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.779 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18448 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.930 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18447 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f6x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.