Iran earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 35 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran on Wed, Nov 28, 1979, 8:08 PM GMT+3:30 (16:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 67 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-11-28 16:38:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.033° N, 59.312° E
Region
Iran
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.479 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.263 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.732 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.589 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17108 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.248 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17106 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17102 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.875 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17102 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.667 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.278 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.443 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17098 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17092 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.618 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17089 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17083 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.242 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17080 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.245 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.257 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.781 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.418 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.369 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.446 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.637 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.687 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 7.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17112 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.154 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.355 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.966 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.143 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17118 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.744 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17120 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 5.063 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17124 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.845 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17124 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.753 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17124 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.669 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17125 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000148g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.