M4.3 earthquake 37 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran on Sun, Jan 21, 1979, 8:02 AM GMT+3:30 (04:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-21 04:32:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.185° N, 61.123° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.651 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17411 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.43 km WSW of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17385 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.938 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17366 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 4.723 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17423 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.828 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17425 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.840 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17431 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.824 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17432 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.939 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17432 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.843 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17433 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yhe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.