Iran earthquakes in 1976
36 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1976. The largest: M6.2 8 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran, Nov 7, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.015 km NE of ?l?m, Iran · 41 km deep
- 4.648 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 55 km deep
- 4.747 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 46 km deep
- 5.429 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 49 km deep
- 5.0119 km NNE of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.5115 km S of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.18 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 29 km deep
- 5.529 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 51 km deep
- 6.28 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran · 13 km deep
- 4.8119 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.696 km E of M?n?b, Iran · 65 km deep
- 5.161 km NE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 48 km deep
- 5.146 km E of N?r?b?d, Iran · 20 km deep
- 5.143 km E of N?r?b?d, Iran · 8 km deep
- 5.271 km WNW of Ger?sh, Iran · 23 km deep
- 5.041 km NNW of Dehdasht, Iran · 39 km deep
- 5.138 km ENE of R?mhormoz, Iran · 44 km deep
- 4.55 km SSE of Dehdasht, Iran · 66 km deep
- 4.718 km WNW of K?zer?n, Iran · 29 km deep
- 4.641 km ESE of K?zer?n, Iran · 6 km deep
- 4.744 km WSW of Shiraz, Iran · 8 km deep
- 4.7123 km SE of D?r?b, Iran · 50 km deep
- 5.077 km NE of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.680 km NNE of Mohr, Iran · 46 km deep
- 5.250 km WSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 29 km deep
- 4.893 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 22 km deep
- 6.045 km WSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 24 km deep
- 4.751 km E of ?l?m, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.798 km SW of Bardaskan, Iran · 23 km deep
- 4.9111 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 66 km deep
- 4.779 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.485 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.7114 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 67 km deep
- 4.77 km E of Behbah?n, Iran · 37 km deep
- 4.915 km SSE of Dogonbadan, Iran · 32 km deep
- 4.667 km W of No?rat?b?d, Iran · 50 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1976 in Iran.
- 6.28 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran · 13 km deep
- 6.045 km WSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 24 km deep
- 5.529 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 51 km deep
- 5.429 km SSW of Vas??n, Iran · 49 km deep
- 5.485 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.271 km WNW of Ger?sh, Iran · 23 km deep
- 5.250 km WSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 29 km deep
- 5.18 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 29 km deep
- 5.161 km NE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 48 km deep
- 5.146 km E of N?r?b?d, Iran · 20 km deep
- 5.143 km E of N?r?b?d, Iran · 8 km deep
- 5.138 km ENE of R?mhormoz, Iran · 44 km deep
- 5.015 km NE of ?l?m, Iran · 41 km deep
- 5.0119 km NNE of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.041 km NNW of Dehdasht, Iran · 39 km deep
- 5.077 km NE of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.9111 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 66 km deep
- 4.915 km SSE of Dogonbadan, Iran · 32 km deep
- 4.8119 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.893 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 22 km deep
- 4.747 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 46 km deep
- 4.718 km WNW of K?zer?n, Iran · 29 km deep
- 4.744 km WSW of Shiraz, Iran · 8 km deep
- 4.7123 km SE of D?r?b, Iran · 50 km deep
- 4.751 km E of ?l?m, Iran · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 2 | 4.9 | 15 km SSE of Dogonbadan, Iran |
| February 1976 | 1 | 4.7 | 7 km E of Behbah?n, Iran |
| March 1976 | 5 | 5.4 | 85 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran |
| April 1976 | 4 | 6.0 | 45 km WSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran |
| May 1976 | 1 | 4.6 | 80 km NNE of Mohr, Iran |
| June 1976 | 4 | 5.0 | 77 km NE of Mohr, Iran |
| July 1976 | 1 | 4.7 | 18 km WNW of K?zer?n, Iran |
| August 1976 | 1 | 4.5 | 5 km SSE of Dehdasht, Iran |
| September 1976 | 3 | 5.2 | 71 km WNW of Ger?sh, Iran |
| October 1976 | 4 | 5.1 | 61 km NE of Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| November 1976 | 7 | 6.2 | 8 km NNW of Q?’en, Iran |
| December 1976 | 3 | 5.0 | 15 km NE of ?l?m, 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.