M4.4 earthquake 48 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Thu, Feb 8, 1979, 5:06 PM GMT+3:30 (13:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-08 13:36:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.051° N, 59.533° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.146 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17408 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.628 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17414 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.455 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17416 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.244 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17422 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.027 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17424 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.033 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17425 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.738 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17426 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.732 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17427 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yrd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.