M5.2 earthquake 104 km N of M?n?b, Iran
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 104 km N of M?n?b, Iran on Fri, Feb 24, 1978, 3:24 AM GMT+4 (23:24 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-23 23:24:47 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.058° N, 56.904° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 80
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.625 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 17737 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.539 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 17695 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t46 (also filed as iscgem686918). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.