Earthquake details

Monday, November 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, November 15, 1976 at 08:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kūhdasht (Iran - IR), about 43.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.931 and latitude 33.246.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.0 km
Coordinates	33.246, 47.931
UTC time	1976-11-15 08:03:23.000

Location	Khorramabad
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-11-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kūhdasht	43.7 km
Khorramabad	47.8 km
Dehlorān	87.2 km
Nūrābād	92.2 km
Aznā	101.3 km
Borūjerd	105.1 km
Nahavand	112.9 km
Harsīn	118.6 km
Susa	120.7 km
Kangāvar	140.1 km
Kermanshah	143.4 km
Malāyer	143.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-03-14 00:54 UTC	77.5 km
M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-01-19 21:09 UTC	66.6 km
M 4.3 Nahavand Iran · 2025-10-26 16:09 UTC	93.0 km

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