M4.6 earthquake 28 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Mon, Jan 29, 1979, 5:19 PM GMT+3:30 (13:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-29 13:49:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.919° N, 59.389° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.146 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17398 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.448 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17393 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 4.455 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17405 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.244 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17411 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.027 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17413 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.033 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17414 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.738 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17415 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 6.732 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17416 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yn9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.