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Iran earthquakes in 1958

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1958. The largest: M6.7 25 km SSW of Kang?var, Iran, Aug 16, 1958.

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

19571959

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Where every quake of 1958 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1958

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19580
February 195815.777 km NNE of B?fq, Iran
March 195815.581 km E of Ger?sh, Iran
April 195815.454 km WNW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran
May 19580
June 195815.339 km SE of Dogonbadan, Iran
July 19580
August 195836.725 km SSW of Kang?var, Iran
September 195815.579 km E of Gon?b?d, Iran
October 195815.464 km WNW of ?q Q?yeh, Iran
November 19580
December 19580

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 1958

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.