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Iran earthquakes in 1969

16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1969. The largest: M6.4 93 km NW of Iranshahr, Iran, Nov 7, 1969.

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

19681970

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Where every quake of 1969 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1969

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196925.532 km E of Esfarāyen, Iran
February 196915.451 km ENE of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran
March 19690
April 196925.48 km WSW of Kāzerūn, Iran
May 196915.171 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran
June 196915.455 km NE of M?n?b, Iran
July 196925.1108 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran
August 196915.236 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran
September 196925.365 km E of Kerman, Iran
October 196915.339 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran
November 196936.493 km NW of Iranshahr, Iran
December 19690

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 1969

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.