M4.3 earthquake 33 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran on Thu, Apr 5, 1979, 8:18 AM GMT+3:30 (04:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 20 km ENE 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-05 04:48:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.420° N, 61.023° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.420 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17336 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.59 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17299 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.448 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17299 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.526 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 17292 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zup. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.