M5.5 earthquake 29 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran on Sun, Nov 7, 1976, 2:37 PM GMT+3:30 (11:07 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-07 11:07:57 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.235° N, 47.963° E
- Region
- Iran
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light 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
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 4.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 160
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.429 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 18208 days ago · 49 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.347 km E of ?bd?n?n, Iran · 18190 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.145 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 18158 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k82 (also filed as iscgem705641). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.