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M4.4 earthquake 34 km ESE of Kerman, Iran

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Kerman, Iran on Fri, Jun 12, 1981, 2:02 PM GMT+3:30 (10:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 75 km ESE of Kerman, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-06-12 10:32:24 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
30.132° N, 57.393° E
Region
Iran
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.694 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16542 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.7102 km NNW of Bam, Iran · 16542 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.779 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16541 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.980 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16533 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 7.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.318 km SSW of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 5.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.739 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.540 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.937 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.260 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.962 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.681 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.443 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.765 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.742 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.652 km NE of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.444 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.222 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 4.426 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.551 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 16494 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.557 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16494 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.443 km NNE of Kerman, Iran · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.655 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.284 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.653 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.549 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16489 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 4.762 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16485 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.164 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16483 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.683 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16542 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.380 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16543 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.584 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16543 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.784 km NNW of Bam, Iran · 16543 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 6.773 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16543 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e3w. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.