M5.4 earthquake 85 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 85 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran on Tue, Mar 16, 1976, 10:58 AM GMT+3:30 (07:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-16 07:28:57 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.312° N, 55.063° 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
- 113
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.482 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18450 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.779 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18448 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.930 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 18447 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ffq (also filed as iscgem716654). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.