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Iran earthquakes in 1985

58 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Iran in 1985. The largest: M6.3 21 km SE of Qarn?b?d, Iran, Oct 29, 1985.

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

19841986

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Where every quake of 1985 was located in Iran. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1985 in Iran.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19850
February 198595.564 km SE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran
March 198555.153 km NE of R?mhormoz, Iran
April 198554.812 km WNW of Akbar?b?d, Iran
May 198544.713 km ESE of N?r?b?d, Iran
June 198525.027 km E of Zahedan, Iran
July 198575.024 km WNW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran
August 198525.635 km NNE of Mohr, Iran
September 198525.336 km SSE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran
October 198576.321 km SE of Qarn?b?d, Iran
November 198574.817 km SW of Azn?, Iran
December 198584.750 km ENE of Kerman, 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 1985

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.