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Iran earthquakes in 1936

10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1936. The largest: M6.1 113 km E of Q?’en, Iran, Jun 30, 1936.

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

19351937

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Where every quake of 1936 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1936

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193615.361 km NNW of Mohr, Iran
February 193615.539 km NNW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran
March 19360
April 193625.845 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
May 19360
June 193616.1113 km E of Q?’en, Iran
July 19360
August 193635.716 km SE of Yasuj, Iran
September 193615.743 km WSW of Zahedan, Iran
October 19360
November 193615.4southern Iran
December 19360

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 1936

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.