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Iran earthquakes in 1931

11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1931. The largest: M5.6 30 km SE of K?sh, Iran, May 5, 1931.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19301932

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Where every quake of 1931 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1931

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193115.579 km SSE of Ardest?n, Iran
February 19310
March 19310
April 19310
May 193155.630 km SE of K?sh, Iran
June 19310
July 193125.446 km E of Bor?zj?n, Iran
August 193125.624 km ENE of Sh?rv?n, Iran
September 19310
October 19310
November 193115.450 km NNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
December 19310

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Iran nowWorldwide in 1931

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.