Earthquake details

Sunday, December 4, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, December 4, 1955 at 14:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aznā (Iran - IR), about 28.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.746 and latitude 33.408.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.408, 48.746
UTC time	1955-12-04 14:02:08.970

Location	Khorramabad
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1955-12-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aznā	28.2 km
Khorramabad	37.3 km
Borūjerd	54.5 km
Aligoodarz	87.9 km
Nahavand	93.7 km
Malāyer	99.7 km
Nūrābād	103.0 km
Kūhdasht	106.4 km
Arak	116.7 km
Khomeyn	126.4 km
Kangāvar	141.7 km
Susa	143.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-03-14 00:54 UTC	83.4 km
M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-01-19 21:09 UTC	81.3 km
M 4.3 Nahavand Iran · 2025-10-26 16:09 UTC	88.1 km

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