Iran earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 59 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 59 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran on Wed, Nov 14, 1979, 6:20 AM GMT+3:30 (02:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 56 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-11-14 02:50:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.897° N, 59.794° E
Region
Iran
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.9mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.18Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.25

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
42

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.853 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17126 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.669 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17126 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.753 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17125 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.845 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17125 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.063 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17125 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.744 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17121 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.143 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17120 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17117 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.966 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17116 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.355 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17116 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.154 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17116 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17113 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 7.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.687 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.637 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17113 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.446 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.369 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.418 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.781 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.257 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.245 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.035 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.479 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.263 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.732 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.589 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17109 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 4.248 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17107 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17103 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 4.875 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17103 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 4.667 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17103 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 4.278 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17102 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.443 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17099 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17093 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.618 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17090 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17085 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 4.242 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17081 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 6.655 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17126 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000140e (also filed as iscgem655624). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.