M4.4 earthquake 56 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran on Sat, Jul 29, 1978, 1:08 PM GMT+5 (08:08 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 37 km W 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-29 08:08:38 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.695° N, 56.226° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vuj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.