M5.0 earthquake 58 km NE of Kerman, Iran
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Kerman, Iran on Sat, Jan 2, 1982, 10:30 PM GMT+3:30 (19:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-02 19:00:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.654° N, 57.513° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.456 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16314 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.464 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16306 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.457 km NNE of Kerman, Iran · 16299 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.883 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 16279 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.882 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 16279 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.691 km E of Kerman, Iran · 16279 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hux (also filed as iscgem604926, iscgemsup604926). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.