Iran earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 40 km ESE of Tabas, Iran

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Tabas, Iran on Mon, Oct 9, 1978, 8:04 PM GMT+4 (16:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 40 km SSE of Tabas, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-10-09 16:04:42 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.397° N, 57.291° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.954 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17517 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.524 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17494 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.654 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17492 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.614 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17492 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.322 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17475 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 5.340 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17462 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.645 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17462 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.295 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17526 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.948 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17534 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.345 km SE of Tabas, Iran · 17535 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.522 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17535 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.430 km S of Tabas, Iran · 17537 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.351 km SSW of Tabas, Iran · 17540 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.911 km N of Tabas, Iran · 17541 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.735 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17542 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.527 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 17542 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.231 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 17542 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.783 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17542 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 5.010 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.750 km S of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.452 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.922 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.833 km NNE of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.633 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 7.452 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17543 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wxq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.