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Iran earthquakes in 1957

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1957. The largest: M6.6 31 km SSE of B?bol, Iran, Jul 2, 1957.

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

19561958

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Where every quake of 1957 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1957

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19570
February 19570
March 195715.554 km SE of ?stg?h-e R?h ?han-e Garms?r, Iran
April 19570
May 195715.529 km NE of Nowshahr, Iran
June 19570
July 195716.631 km SSE of B?bol, Iran
August 19570
September 195715.667 km S of Fas?, Iran
October 19570
November 19570
December 195716.519 km NE of Hars?n, Iran

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 1957

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.