Iran earthquakes in 1970
22 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1970. The largest: M6.4 52 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran, Jul 30, 1970.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1970 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1970
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.199 km NE of M?n?b, Iran · 30 km deep
- 5.523 km NNW of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 98 km deep
- 5.59 km ENE of Piranshahr, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.258 km NE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.288 km ESE of Ger?sh, Iran · 17 km deep
- 5.234 km SSW of Hars?n, Iran · 16 km deep
- 5.363 km NE of Kal?leh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.255 km NE of Kal?leh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 6.452 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran · 12 km deep
- 5.321 km NNW of Ziabar (Gaskar), Iran · 31 km deep
- 5.241 km ENE of S?veh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.244 km NE of M?n?b, Iran · 22 km deep
- 5.238 km SW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 11 km deep
- 5.339 km NNE of Qarn?b?d, Iran · 26 km deep
- 5.288 km NNW of M?n?b, Iran · 26 km deep
- 5.249 km ENE of Ger?sh, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.263 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.514 km WNW of Khowy, Iran · 19 km deep
- 5.339 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran · 15 km deep
- 5.468 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 11 km deep
- 5.841 km ENE of Gerāsh, Iran · 18 km deep
- 5.341 km NE of Shahrak-e Kūlūrī, Iran · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1970 | 1 | 5.3 | 41 km NE of Shahrak-e Kūlūrī, Iran |
| February 1970 | 2 | 5.8 | 41 km ENE of Gerāsh, Iran |
| March 1970 | 4 | 5.5 | 14 km WNW of Khowy, Iran |
| April 1970 | 2 | 5.3 | 39 km NNE of Qarn?b?d, Iran |
| May 1970 | 2 | 5.2 | 38 km SW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran |
| June 1970 | 1 | 5.2 | 41 km ENE of S?veh, Iran |
| July 1970 | 3 | 6.4 | 52 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran |
| August 1970 | 1 | 5.3 | 63 km NE of Kal?leh, Iran |
| September 1970 | 0 | ||
| October 1970 | 4 | 5.5 | 9 km ENE of Piranshahr, Iran |
| November 1970 | 1 | 5.5 | 23 km NNW of K?h Sef?d, Iran |
| December 1970 | 1 | 5.1 | 99 km NE of M?n?b, 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.