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.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.621 km NW of B?fq, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.757 km WNW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.618 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.567 km SE of Tabas, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.3107 km WSW of Bardaskan, Iran · 48 km deep
- 4.667 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.875 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 27 km deep
- 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 31 km deep
- 4.665 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.813 km ENE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.589 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 35 km deep
- 4.781 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.637 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.687 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran · 10 km deep
- 7.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17 km deep
- 4.537 km SE of K?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.621 km ESE of Ahar, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.938 km NE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 60 km deep
- 5.063 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.845 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 42 km deep
- 4.669 km E of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.853 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.959 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 6.655 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.546 km SE of Kal?leh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.861 km ENE of Ger?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.528 km ESE of Hashtpar, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.223 km N of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.732 km N of Shahrud, Iran · 26 km deep
- 4.578 km SSW of Al?g?darz, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.968 km E of Kal?leh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.70 km E of Hashtpar, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.96 km ENE of Dogonbadan, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.516 km S of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.895 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 69 km deep
- 4.530 km ESE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.694 km N of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.721 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.738 km SW of P?veh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.58 km WSW of R?mhormoz, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.546 km ESE of ?z?dshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.538 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 17 km deep
- 4.668 km SW of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.594 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.750 km SE of Tabas, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.526 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.586 km SE of Bushehr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.59 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.757 km NE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.631 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 16 km deep
- 4.941 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.620 km SE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.124 km NNE of Aghajari, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.639 km SSE of ?stg?h-e R?h ?han-e Garms?r, Iran · 20 km deep
- 4.57 km SSW of B?bol, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.938 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.567 km ENE of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.718 km E of Bojn?rd, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.0120 km SSW of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 34 km deep
- 4.769 km WSW of Bojn?rd, Iran · 31 km deep
- 5.556 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.773 km ENE of Ger?sh, Iran · 58 km deep
- 4.651 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.628 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.027 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.723 km E of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 20 km deep
- 4.828 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.033 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.738 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.124 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 6.732 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.665 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.840 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.824 km ENE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.729 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.939 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.843 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.5103 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1979 in Iran.
- 7.156 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 6.732 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 6.655 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 6.067 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 31 km deep
- 5.939 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.843 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.556 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.3107 km WSW of Bardaskan, Iran · 48 km deep
- 5.223 km N of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.124 km NNE of Aghajari, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.124 km NE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.032 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 17 km deep
- 5.066 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.063 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.0120 km SSW of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 34 km deep
- 5.027 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.033 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.969 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 4.938 km NE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 60 km deep
- 4.959 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.968 km E of Kal?leh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.96 km ENE of Dogonbadan, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.941 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.938 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 16 | 6.7 | 32 km NE of Q?’en, Iran |
| February 1979 | 3 | 5.5 | 56 km ESE of Tabas, Iran |
| March 1979 | 7 | 5.1 | 24 km NNE of Aghajari, Iran |
| April 1979 | 4 | 4.9 | 41 km NNE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran |
| May 1979 | 4 | 4.7 | 50 km SE of Tabas, Iran |
| June 1979 | 5 | 4.6 | 68 km SW of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran |
| July 1979 | 3 | 4.7 | 21 km NE of Tabas, Iran |
| August 1979 | 7 | 4.9 | 68 km E of Kal?leh, Iran |
| September 1979 | 4 | 5.2 | 23 km N of Tabas, Iran |
| October 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 46 km SE of Kal?leh, Iran |
| November 1979 | 16 | 7.1 | 56 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran |
| December 1979 | 12 | 6.0 | 67 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.
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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.