M4.5 earthquake 30 km ENE of Tabas, Iran
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Tabas, Iran on Tue, Dec 26, 1978, 2:05 PM GMT+3:30 (10:35 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 29 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
- 1978-12-26 10:35:23 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.672° N, 57.242° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.729 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17422 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.124 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 17415 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.556 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17388 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y4q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.