M4.8 earthquake 40 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran on Fri, Jan 12, 1979, 11:45 AM GMT+3:30 (08:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-12 08:15:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.338° N, 61.145° 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
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.828 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17423 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.723 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17422 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.337 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17420 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.651 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17410 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.43 km WSW of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17384 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yd8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.