M4.3 earthquake 38 km SE of ?bd?n?n, Iran
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 38 km SE of ?bd?n?n, Iran on Wed, Oct 28, 1987, 12:59 AM GMT+3:30 (21:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 41 km ESE of ?bd?n?n, Iran. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-10-27 21:29:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.771° N, 47.733° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.941 km ESE of ?bd?n?n, Iran · 14207 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.349 km NW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 14207 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.444 km SE of ?bd?n?n, Iran · 14207 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039p2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.