M4.8 earthquake 13 km ENE of Tabas, Iran
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Tabas, Iran on Sun, Dec 2, 1979, 9:40 AM GMT+3:30 (06:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 27 km ESE of Tabas, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-02 06:10:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.643° N, 57.055° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.567 km SE of Tabas, Iran · 17080 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.927 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17056 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014a7 (also filed as iscgemsup653602). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.