Earthquake details

Monday, January 7, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, January 7, 1974 at 15:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kūhdasht (Iran - IR), about 38.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.924 and latitude 33.303.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.0 km
Coordinates	33.303, 47.924
UTC time	1974-01-07 15:24:38.200

Location	Khorramabad
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kūhdasht	38.8 km
Khorramabad	45.1 km
Nūrābād	85.9 km
Dehlorān	91.4 km
Aznā	99.5 km
Borūjerd	101.3 km
Nahavand	107.3 km
Harsīn	112.3 km
Susa	127.0 km
Kangāvar	133.8 km
Kermanshah	137.8 km
Malāyer	138.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-03-14 00:54 UTC	82.9 km
M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-01-19 21:09 UTC	72.2 km
M 4.3 Nahavand Iran · 2025-10-26 16:09 UTC	87.1 km

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