Iran earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 81 km ESE of Kerman, Iran

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 81 km ESE of Kerman, Iran on Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 2:05 AM GMT+3:30 (22:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 48 km E of Kerman, Iran. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-07-28 22:35:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.879° N, 57.784° 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 1.6 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.443 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.765 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.742 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.652 km NE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.444 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.222 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.426 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.551 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 16494 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.557 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16494 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.443 km NNE of Kerman, Iran · 16493 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.655 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.284 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.653 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16491 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.549 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16489 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.762 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16486 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.164 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16483 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.645 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16473 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.355 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16441 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.848 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16437 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.962 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.260 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.937 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.540 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.739 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 5.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.318 km SSW of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 7.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16496 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ezu. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.