M4.2 earthquake 42 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on Sat, Dec 29, 1979, 12:57 PM GMT+3:30 (09:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 37 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-29 09:27:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.020° N, 59.485° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17073 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.618 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17078 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 17082 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.443 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 17087 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.278 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17090 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.667 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17091 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.875 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17091 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
- 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17091 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.248 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 17096 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.589 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17098 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014s0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.