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M4.5 earthquake 27 km SW of Gon?b?d, Iran

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Gon?b?d, Iran on Fri, Apr 20, 1984, 3:10 PM GMT+3:30 (11:40 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1984-04-20 11:40:57 UTC
Depth
40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.198° N, 58.457° E
Region
Iran
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Ferdows-Bejestan area.

From the USGS event page for usp00023qs. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp00023qs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.