M4.6 earthquake 51 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 51 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran on Wed, Jan 31, 1979, 5:29 PM GMT+3:30 (13:59 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-31 13:59:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.352° N, 61.256° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.43 km WSW of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17381 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.938 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17362 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 4.337 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17418 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.723 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17420 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.828 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17421 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.840 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17427 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.824 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17428 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.939 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17428 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.843 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17429 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ynv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.