M4.1 earthquake 46 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 46 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Sun, Feb 4, 1979, 1:17 AM GMT+3:30 (21:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 48 km NE 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-03 21:47:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.985° N, 59.582° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.628 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17403 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.455 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17405 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.244 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17411 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.027 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17413 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.033 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17414 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.738 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17415 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 6.732 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17416 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ypr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.