M5.3 earthquake 40 km SSE of Tabas, Iran
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Tabas, Iran on Wed, Dec 6, 1978, 8:48 PM GMT+3:30 (17:18 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-06 17:18:13 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.292° N, 57.157° 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
- 117
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.645 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 17456 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.530 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 17437 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.729 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17422 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.124 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17415 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xsv (also filed as iscgem672117). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.