M4.7 earthquake 114 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 114 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran on Wed, Mar 10, 1976, 8:09 AM GMT+3:30 (04:39 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 111 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, 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
- 1976-03-10 04:39:17 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.373° N, 57.378° 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9111 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 18437 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.893 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 18413 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fct (also filed as iscgem716420). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.