M4.4 earthquake 24 km E of K?sh, Iran
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 24 km E of K?sh, Iran on Wed, Mar 21, 1984, 10:10 PM GMT+3:30 (18:40 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.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-21 18:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.538° N, 54.268° 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 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.836 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15524 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.729 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15516 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.744 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15525 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.831 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15525 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.742 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15525 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.731 km NE of K?sh, Iran · 15526 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.659 km NNW of K?sh, Iran · 15544 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.253 km SSW of Ger?sh, Iran · 15545 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022v3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.