Iran earthquakes in 1980
50 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1980. The largest: M6.2 29 km NNE of Hashtpar, Iran, May 4, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.68 km NE of Khowy, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.530 km WSW of Qom, Iran · 41 km deep
- 5.821 km WSW of Qom, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.536 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.110 km SE of R?dsar, Iran · 46 km deep
- 5.549 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.741 km SW of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.680 km SSW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.128 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.641 km NNE of K?shmar, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.544 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.641 km NNE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.7Southern Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.933 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 44 km deep
- 5.846 km NNE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 42 km deep
- 4.929 km S of K?zer?n, Iran · 34 km deep
- 4.713 km S of Marand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.6118 km NNE of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.576 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.874 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.829 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.6Southeastern Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.996 km SE of Kal?leh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.44 km E of Langar?d, Iran · 62 km deep
- 4.735 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.827 km ESE of K?zer?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.626 km ESE of K?zer?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.790 km SSW of Bam, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.579 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 72 km deep
- 4.8117 km SW of Bam, Iran · 41 km deep
- 4.754 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 32 km deep
- 4.632 km NNE of Hashtpar, Iran · 33 km deep
- 6.229 km NNE of Hashtpar, Iran · 46 km deep
- 4.632 km NE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.64 km WNW of Khorramabad, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.976 km S of No?rat?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.650 km ESE of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.759 km E of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.933 km SSE of Dehlor?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.846 km SE of ?bd?n?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.5107 km NNE of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.8southern Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.028 km NW of K?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.041 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.637 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 10 km deep
- 5.03 km ESE of R?dsar, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.927 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.743 km SSE of Kal?leh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.647 km SSW of F?rs?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.342 km W of Iranshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1980 in Iran.
- 6.229 km NNE of Hashtpar, Iran · 46 km deep
- 5.927 km ESE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.821 km WSW of Qom, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.846 km NNE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 42 km deep
- 5.530 km WSW of Qom, Iran · 41 km deep
- 5.549 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.44 km E of Langar?d, Iran · 62 km deep
- 5.342 km W of Iranshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.110 km SE of R?dsar, Iran · 46 km deep
- 5.128 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.028 km NW of K?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.041 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 5.03 km ESE of R?dsar, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.933 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 44 km deep
- 4.929 km S of K?zer?n, Iran · 34 km deep
- 4.996 km SE of Kal?leh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.976 km S of No?rat?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.933 km SSE of Dehlor?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.874 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.829 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.827 km ESE of K?zer?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.8117 km SW of Bam, Iran · 41 km deep
- 4.846 km SE of ?bd?n?n, Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.8southern Iran · 33 km deep
- 4.741 km SW of Fereyd?nshahr, Iran · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 6 | 5.9 | 27 km ESE of Tabas, Iran |
| February 1980 | 8 | 5.0 | 28 km NW of K?sh, Iran |
| March 1980 | 2 | 4.9 | 76 km S of No?rat?b?d, Iran |
| April 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 32 km NE of Q?’en, Iran |
| May 1980 | 4 | 6.2 | 29 km NNE of Hashtpar, Iran |
| June 1980 | 2 | 4.7 | 90 km SSW of Bam, Iran |
| July 1980 | 5 | 5.4 | 4 km E of Langar?d, Iran |
| August 1980 | 4 | 4.8 | 74 km N of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran |
| September 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 118 km NNE of M?n?b, Iran |
| October 1980 | 8 | 5.8 | 46 km NNE of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran |
| November 1980 | 4 | 5.5 | 49 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran |
| December 1980 | 5 | 5.8 | 21 km WSW of Qom, 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.