M4.9 earthquake 38 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran on Sat, Mar 17, 1979, 4:06 PM GMT+3:30 (12:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-17 12:36:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.523° N, 60.982° 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
- 109
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.941 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17337 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.333 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17337 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.420 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17336 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.59 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17299 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.448 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17298 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zeu (also filed as iscgem668352). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.