Earthquake details

Monday, May 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, May 22, 1978 at 06:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāfq (Iran - IR), about 77.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.178 and latitude 31.830.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.0 km
Coordinates	31.830, 56.178
UTC time	1978-05-22 06:18:14.800

Location	Rāvar
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bāfq	77.6 km
Rāvar	86.5 km
Zarand	119.0 km
Rafsanjān	159.4 km
Yazd	171.3 km
Kerman	192.4 km
Tabas	208.6 km
Meybod	209.2 km
Ardakān	210.7 km
Bardsīr	215.7 km
Shahr-e Bābak	215.9 km
Sīrjān	269.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Rāvar Iran · 2026-01-13 18:13 UTC	26.3 km
M 4.6 Rāvar Iran · 2025-11-27 21:44 UTC	29.2 km

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