Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, January 4, 1977 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kūhdasht (Iran - IR), about 56.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.923 and latitude 33.094.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.0 km
Coordinates	33.094, 47.923
UTC time	1977-01-04 16:09:58.500

Location	Khorramabad
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kūhdasht	56.9 km
Khorramabad	59.5 km
Dehlorān	75.7 km
Susa	104.6 km
Nūrābād	109.1 km
Aznā	109.9 km
Borūjerd	118.0 km
Nahavand	129.1 km
Harsīn	134.8 km
Shūshtar	145.1 km
Īlām	152.0 km
Kangāvar	157.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-03-14 00:54 UTC	65.7 km
M 4.3 Khorramabad Iran · 2026-01-19 21:09 UTC	54.3 km
M 4.3 Nahavand Iran · 2025-10-26 16:09 UTC	109.6 km

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