M5.3 earthquake 71 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 71 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran on Sun, Jul 11, 1982, 4:49 PM GMT+3:30 (13:19 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-11 13:19:50 UTC
- Depth
- 45.8 km (28.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.830° N, 56.255° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nc3 (also filed as iscgem595191). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.