Iran earthquakes in 1968
33 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1968. The largest: M7.1 35 km SE of Gonābād, Iran, Aug 31, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.213 km ENE of Mahdishahr, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.477 km SSW of Fasā, Iran · 19 km deep
- 5.155 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.377 km SSW of Fas?, Iran · 15 km deep
- 6.176 km SE of Fīrūzābād, Iran · 23 km deep
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.552 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 13 km deep
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.453 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.224 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.244 km WSW of Gon?b?d, Iran · 15 km deep
- 6.260 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.257 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.156 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.635 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 7.135 km SE of Gonābād, Iran · 12 km deep
- 5.547 km NNE of Iranshahr, Iran · 61 km deep
- 5.231 km NE of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.342 km NNW of Borāzjān, Iran · 20 km deep
- 5.198 km N of M?n?b, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.239 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran · 19 km deep
- 5.537 km WNW of Kāzerūn, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.234 km NW of K?zer?n, Iran · 20 km deep
- 5.356 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 11 km deep
- 5.430 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran · 12 km deep
- 5.431 km NW of Ger?sh, Iran · 14 km deep
- 5.136 km SSE of Nek?, Iran · 13 km deep
- 5.518 km WNW of S?veh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.373 km NNW of Mīnāb, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.339 km ENE of ?l?m, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.29 km S of Shiraz, Iran · 10 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1968 in Iran.
- 7.135 km SE of Gonābād, Iran · 12 km deep
- 6.260 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 10 km deep
- 6.176 km SE of Fīrūzābād, Iran · 23 km deep
- 6.046 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.635 km N of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.518 km WNW of S?veh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.552 km SW of Gonābād, Iran · 13 km deep
- 5.537 km WNW of Kāzerūn, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.547 km NNE of Iranshahr, Iran · 61 km deep
- 5.477 km SSW of Fasā, Iran · 19 km deep
- 5.453 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.430 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran · 12 km deep
- 5.431 km NW of Ger?sh, Iran · 14 km deep
- 5.356 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 11 km deep
- 5.373 km NNW of Mīnāb, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.377 km SSW of Fas?, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.352 km NE of Qā’en, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.342 km NNW of Borāzjān, Iran · 20 km deep
- 5.339 km ENE of ?l?m, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.237 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.244 km WSW of Gon?b?d, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.239 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran · 19 km deep
- 5.231 km NE of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.213 km ENE of Mahdishahr, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.232 km NNE of Qā’en, Iran · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 2 | 5.3 | 39 km ENE of ?l?m, Iran |
| February 1968 | 0 | ||
| March 1968 | 0 | ||
| April 1968 | 2 | 5.5 | 18 km WNW of S?veh, Iran |
| May 1968 | 3 | 5.4 | 30 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran |
| June 1968 | 4 | 5.5 | 37 km WNW of Kāzerūn, Iran |
| July 1968 | 3 | 5.3 | 42 km NNW of Borāzjān, Iran |
| August 1968 | 5 | 7.1 | 35 km SE of Gonābād, Iran |
| September 1968 | 13 | 6.2 | 60 km SW of Gonābād, Iran |
| October 1968 | 0 | ||
| November 1968 | 0 | ||
| December 1968 | 1 | 5.2 | 13 km ENE of Mahdishahr, 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.
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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.