M4.5 earthquake 24 km ESE of Tabas, Iran
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Tabas, Iran on Sat, Nov 4, 1978, 9:12 PM GMT+4 (17:12 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 54 km ESE of Tabas, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-04 17:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.550° N, 57.180° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.654 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17489 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.614 km E of Tabas, Iran · 17488 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.322 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17472 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.340 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17459 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.645 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17458 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.530 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 17439 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x91. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.