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Iran earthquakes in 1979

82 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1979. The largest: M7.1 56 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran, Nov 27, 1979.

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

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Where every quake of 1979 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1979

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1979 in Iran.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 1979166.732 km NE of Q?’en, Iran
February 197935.556 km ESE of Tabas, Iran
March 197975.124 km NNE of Aghajari, Iran
April 197944.941 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran
May 197944.750 km SE of Tabas, Iran
June 197954.668 km SW of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran
July 197934.721 km NE of Tabas, Iran
August 197974.968 km E of Kal?leh, Iran
September 197945.223 km N of Tabas, Iran
October 197914.546 km SE of Kal?leh, Iran
November 1979167.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran
December 1979126.067 km ENE of Q?’en, 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 1979

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.