Iran earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 48 km NE of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Mon, Dec 3, 1979, 12:39 AM GMT+3:30 (21:09 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1979-12-02 21:09:37 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.012° N, 59.585° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.875 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.667 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.278 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.443 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17098 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17092 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.618 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17088 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17083 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.242 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17079 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.637 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17047 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.589 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17108 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.732 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.263 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.479 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.035 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.245 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.257 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.781 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17110 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.418 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.369 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.446 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.637 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.687 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 7.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17111 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.154 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17114 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.355 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.966 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17115 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.143 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17118 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014af. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.