Iran earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 18 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran on Thu, Dec 20, 1979, 1:54 PM GMT+3:30 (10:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 69 km NE of Q?’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Dec 20, 1979, 1:54 PM GMT+3:30
UTC: 1979-12-20 10:24:23 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 33.813° N, 59.360° E
Region: Iran
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014m2 (also filed as iscgem654415, iscgemsup654415). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.