Iran earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 67 km NE of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 67 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Fri, Dec 7, 1979, 2:15 PM GMT+3:30 (10:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 32 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-12-07 10:45:08 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.103° N, 59.751° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.278 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17090 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.443 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17087 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17081 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.618 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17078 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17073 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.242 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17069 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.637 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17037 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.875 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17091 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17091 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.248 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.589 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17098 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.732 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17099 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.263 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.479 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.035 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.245 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.257 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.781 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.418 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17100 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.369 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.446 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.637 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.687 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 17101 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 7.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17101 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.154 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17104 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.355 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17104 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014cc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.