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Iran earthquakes in 1981

64 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1981. The largest: M7.1 75 km ESE of Kerman, Iran, Jul 28, 1981.

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

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Where every quake of 1981 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1981

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 4.729 km S of Al?g?darz, Iran · 33 km deep
  2. 4.69 km NNE of Dehdasht, Iran · 36 km deep
  3. 4.681 km E of Ger?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
  4. 4.550 km E of Tabas, Iran · 47 km deep
  5. 4.531 km ENE of Darreh Shahr, Iran · 33 km deep
  6. 5.173 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  7. 4.726 km N of Naqadeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  8. 4.848 km E of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  9. 4.515 km NW of Naqadeh, Iran · 43 km deep
  10. 4.881 km N of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
  11. 4.587 km S of K?h Sef?d, Iran · 33 km deep
  12. 4.9107 km WNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
  13. 4.645 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 27 km deep
  14. 4.933 km S of ?z?dshahr, Iran · 31 km deep
  15. 4.762 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  16. 4.659 km E of ?st?r?, Iran · 33 km deep
  17. 4.558 km ESE of ?st?r?, Iran · 33 km deep
  18. 5.648 km NE of Hashtpar, Iran · 27 km deep
  19. 4.549 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  20. 4.653 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  21. 4.655 km E of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  22. 4.557 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 34 km deep
  23. 4.551 km ENE of Kerman, Iran · 34 km deep
  24. 4.652 km NE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  25. 4.742 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  26. 4.765 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  27. 4.681 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  28. 4.962 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  29. 4.937 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  30. 4.540 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  31. 4.739 km E of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  32. 5.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 15 km deep
  33. 7.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  34. 4.630 km SSE of Or?m?yeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  35. 5.616 km NE of Oshnav?yeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  36. 5.351 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
  37. 4.765 km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  38. 4.752 km ESE of R?var, Iran · 33 km deep
  39. 4.980 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 21 km deep
  40. 4.729 km N of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran · 33 km deep
  41. 4.779 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  42. 4.7102 km NNW of Bam, Iran · 33 km deep
  43. 4.694 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  44. 4.683 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  45. 4.584 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  46. 4.622 km NE of Qa?r-e Qand, Iran · 33 km deep
  47. 4.784 km NNW of Bam, Iran · 33 km deep
  48. 6.773 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  49. 4.629 km ESE of Khowy, Iran · 33 km deep
  50. 4.6102 km SW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
  51. 4.857 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  52. 4.712 km W of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran · 33 km deep
  53. 4.589 km N of Ardak?n, Iran · 33 km deep
  54. 4.555 km SSE of Tabas, Iran · 33 km deep
  55. 5.360 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 27 km deep
  56. 5.429 km S of N?r?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
  57. 4.518 km NW of Qom, Iran · 21 km deep
  58. 4.536 km NNE of Q?’en, Iran · 33 km deep
  59. 5.164 km NNE of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
  60. 4.5106 km E of Ger?sh, Iran · 33 km deep
  61. 4.559 km E of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
  62. 5.1115 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 69 km deep
  63. 4.715 km SW of Khowy, Iran · 33 km deep
  64. 5.141 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 33 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1981 in Iran.

  1. 7.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  2. 6.773 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  3. 5.648 km NE of Hashtpar, Iran · 27 km deep
  4. 5.616 km NE of Oshnav?yeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  5. 5.429 km S of N?r?b?d, Iran · 33 km deep
  6. 5.351 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
  7. 5.360 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 27 km deep
  8. 5.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 15 km deep
  9. 5.173 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  10. 5.164 km NNE of Mohr, Iran · 33 km deep
  11. 5.1115 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 69 km deep
  12. 5.141 km N of Shahrak-e K?l?r?, Iran · 33 km deep
  13. 4.9107 km WNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran · 33 km deep
  14. 4.933 km S of ?z?dshahr, Iran · 31 km deep
  15. 4.962 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  16. 4.937 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  17. 4.980 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 21 km deep
  18. 4.848 km E of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  19. 4.881 km N of M?n?b, Iran · 33 km deep
  20. 4.857 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  21. 4.729 km S of Al?g?darz, Iran · 33 km deep
  22. 4.726 km N of Naqadeh, Iran · 33 km deep
  23. 4.762 km SE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  24. 4.742 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep
  25. 4.765 km ESE of Kerman, Iran · 33 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198145.1115 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran
February 19810
March 198145.164 km NNE of Mohr, Iran
April 198135.429 km S of N?r?b?d, Iran
May 198154.857 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
June 1981126.773 km SE of Kerman, Iran
July 1981157.175 km ESE of Kerman, Iran
August 198195.648 km NE of Hashtpar, Iran
September 198154.9107 km WNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran
October 198125.173 km SE of Kerman, Iran
November 198144.69 km NNE of Dehdasht, Iran
December 198114.729 km S of Al?g?darz, 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 1981

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.