Iran earthquakes in 1973
51 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1973. The largest: M5.5 49 km NW of P?s?rg?d, Iran, Nov 11, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.879 km SSE of D?r?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.941 km S of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.696 km N of M?n?b, Iran · 14 km deep
- 5.016 km NE of Yazd, Iran · 45 km deep
- 4.940 km NNW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 59 km deep
- 4.834 km NNW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 48 km deep
- 5.549 km NW of P?s?rg?d, Iran · 11 km deep
- 4.595 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 39 km deep
- 5.248 km W of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran · 51 km deep
- 4.939 km NNW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 59 km deep
- 4.942 km NW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 55 km deep
- 4.662 km N of No?rat?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.822 km S of 'Ab?s ?b?d, Iran · 47 km deep
- 4.831 km SSW of Farrokh Shahr, Iran · 68 km deep
- 5.4109 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 56 km deep
- 4.941 km NNW of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.950 km N of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.334 km NNW of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.039 km WSW of Bor?jen, Iran · 41 km deep
- 4.533 km SE of R?mhormoz, Iran · 48 km deep
- 4.642 km NNE of Aghajari, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.574 km W of Bojn?rd, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.873 km WSW of Bojn?rd, Iran · 34 km deep
- 5.374 km WSW of Bojn?rd, Iran · 36 km deep
- 5.046 km N of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran · 48 km deep
- 4.596 km SSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.785 km WNW of Mohr, Iran · 32 km deep
- 4.645 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.643 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.7115 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.5126 km NE of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.932 km NW of Bardaskan, Iran · 45 km deep
- 5.149 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 50 km deep
- 4.976 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 28 km deep
- 4.651 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.696 km SW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 41 km deep
- 5.219 km SE of Iranshahr, Iran · 46 km deep
- 4.663 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 43 km deep
- 5.04 km N of Aghajari, Iran · 57 km deep
- 5.087 km E of Iranshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.231 km SSE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 37 km deep
- 4.563 km WNW of K?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.510 km NNE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.915 km NE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.516 km WSW of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.913 km NNE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 62 km deep
- 4.628 km NNW of Bor?zj?n, Iran · 34 km deep
- 5.229 km S of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 27 km deep
- 4.575 km ENE of B?fq, Iran · 42 km deep
- 5.217 km NE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 51 km deep
- 4.844 km SSW of Khorramabad, Iran · 63 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1973 in Iran.
- 5.549 km NW of P?s?rg?d, Iran · 11 km deep
- 5.4109 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 56 km deep
- 5.334 km NNW of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.374 km WSW of Bojn?rd, Iran · 36 km deep
- 5.248 km W of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran · 51 km deep
- 5.219 km SE of Iranshahr, Iran · 46 km deep
- 5.231 km SSE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 37 km deep
- 5.229 km S of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 27 km deep
- 5.217 km NE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 51 km deep
- 5.149 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 50 km deep
- 5.016 km NE of Yazd, Iran · 45 km deep
- 5.039 km WSW of Bor?jen, Iran · 41 km deep
- 5.046 km N of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran · 48 km deep
- 5.04 km N of Aghajari, Iran · 57 km deep
- 5.087 km E of Iranshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.941 km S of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.940 km NNW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 59 km deep
- 4.939 km NNW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 59 km deep
- 4.942 km NW of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 55 km deep
- 4.941 km NNW of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.950 km N of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.932 km NW of Bardaskan, Iran · 45 km deep
- 4.976 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 28 km deep
- 4.915 km NE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.913 km NNE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 62 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 1 | 4.8 | 44 km SSW of Khorramabad, Iran |
| February 1973 | 3 | 5.2 | 29 km S of F?r?z?b?d, Iran |
| March 1973 | 7 | 5.2 | 31 km SSE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran |
| April 1973 | 4 | 5.2 | 19 km SE of Iranshahr, Iran |
| May 1973 | 7 | 5.1 | 49 km ESE of Tabas, Iran |
| June 1973 | 5 | 5.0 | 46 km N of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran |
| July 1973 | 0 | ||
| August 1973 | 11 | 5.4 | 109 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| September 1973 | 2 | 4.8 | 22 km S of 'Ab?s ?b?d, Iran |
| October 1973 | 0 | ||
| November 1973 | 8 | 5.5 | 49 km NW of P?s?rg?d, Iran |
| December 1973 | 3 | 4.9 | 41 km S of F?r?z?b?d, 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.