Iran earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 51 km SSW of Tabas, Iran

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km SSW of Tabas, Iran on Wed, Sep 20, 1978, 8:45 AM GMT+4 (04:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 54 km ESE of Tabas, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-09-20 04:45:57 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.185° N, 56.656° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.430 km S of Tabas, Iran · 17534 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.522 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17532 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.345 km SE of Tabas, Iran · 17532 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.948 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17531 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.295 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17523 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.540 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17517 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.954 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17514 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.524 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17491 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.654 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17489 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.614 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17489 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.911 km N of Tabas, Iran · 17538 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.735 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17538 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.527 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 17538 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.231 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 17539 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 5.010 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17539 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.750 km S of Tabas, Iran · 17539 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.452 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17539 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.922 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17540 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.833 km NNE of Tabas, Iran · 17540 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.633 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17540 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 7.452 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17540 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wn0. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.