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Iran earthquakes in 1939

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1939. The largest: M6.0 59 km ENE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran, Nov 4, 1939.

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

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Where every quake of 1939 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1939

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193915.727 km SE of Behbah?n, Iran
February 19390
March 19390
April 193915.679 km SSE of D?mgh?n, Iran
May 19390
June 193925.7108 km SW of Bardaskan, Iran
July 193915.363 km NNW of Ger?sh, Iran
August 193915.523 km N of Neysh?b?r, Iran
September 19390
October 19390
November 193936.059 km ENE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran
December 19390

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 1939

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.