M4.2 earthquake 44 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 44 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran on Sun, Jan 21, 1979, 10:29 PM GMT+3:30 (18:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 55 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-21 18:59:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.908° N, 59.618° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.455 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17405 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.628 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17403 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.146 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17398 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.448 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yhm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.