M4.7 earthquake 44 km NE of K?sh, Iran
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 44 km NE of K?sh, Iran on Wed, Mar 21, 1984, 9:56 PM GMT+3:30 (18:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 36 km NE of K?sh, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-21 18:26:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.894° N, 54.271° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.424 km E of K?sh, Iran · 15525 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.836 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15524 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.729 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15516 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 4.831 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15525 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.742 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15525 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.731 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15526 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.659 km NNW of K?sh, Iran · 15544 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.253 km SSW of Ger?sh, Iran · 15545 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022v2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.