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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.

19671969

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Where every quake of 1968 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1968

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1968 in Iran.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196825.339 km ENE of ?l?m, Iran
February 19680
March 19680
April 196825.518 km WNW of S?veh, Iran
May 196835.430 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran
June 196845.537 km WNW of Kāzerūn, Iran
July 196835.342 km NNW of Borāzjān, Iran
August 196857.135 km SE of Gonābād, Iran
September 1968136.260 km SW of Gonābād, Iran
October 19680
November 19680
December 196815.213 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Iran nowWorldwide in 1968

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.