M5.4 earthquake 29 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran on Mon, Nov 15, 1976, 11:33 AM GMT+3:30 (08:03 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-15 08:03:23 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.246° N, 47.931° E
- Region
- Iran
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.39 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.4 |
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
- 89
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.347 km E of ?bd?n?n, Iran · 18200 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.145 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 18168 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kb5 (also filed as iscgem705970). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.