Iran earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 42 km ESE of Kerman, Iran

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Kerman, Iran on Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 8:34 AM GMT+3:30 (05:04 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: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 8:34 AM GMT+3:30
UTC: 1981-07-29 05:04:45 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 30.143° N, 57.495° E
Region: Iran
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f03 (also filed as iscgemsup624458). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.