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Iran earthquakes in 1971

23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1971. The largest: M6.0 60 km NW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran, Nov 8, 1971.

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

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Where every quake of 1971 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1971

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197125.321 km N of Kāmyārān, Iran
February 197115.767 km ENE of Shahrud, Iran
March 19710
April 197136.021 km W of Ḩājjīābād, Iran
May 197125.740 km NNE of Bardaskan, Iran
June 19710
July 197115.256 km NNW of Noşratābād, Iran
August 197145.629 km SSE of Bābol, Iran
September 197125.482 km S of No?rat?b?d, Iran
October 197115.342 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran
November 197136.060 km NW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
December 197145.918 km NE of Bandar Abbas, 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 1971

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.