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M4.5 earthquake 84 km ESE of Kerman, Iran

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 84 km ESE of Kerman, Iran on Fri, Jun 12, 1981, 5:13 AM GMT+3:30 (01:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 83 km SE of Kerman, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-12 01:43:19 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.872° N, 57.815° E
Region
Iran
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.380 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.683 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.434 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.694 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.7102 km NNW of Bam, Iran · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.779 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16537 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.980 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16528 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 7.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.318 km SSW of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 5.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.739 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.540 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.937 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.260 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.962 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.681 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.443 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.765 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.742 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.652 km NE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.444 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.222 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16490 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.426 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16490 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 4.551 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 16489 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.557 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16489 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.443 km NNE of Kerman, Iran · 16488 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.655 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16486 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 4.284 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 16486 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.653 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16486 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.549 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16484 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 4.762 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16481 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.164 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16478 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.784 km NNW of Bam, Iran · 16538 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 6.773 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16539 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e3j. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.