Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, May 23, 1978 at 11:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bāfq (Iran - IR), about 79.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.179 and latitude 31.873.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	31.873, 56.179
UTC time	1978-05-23 11:31:43.200

Location	Rāvar
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bāfq	79.4 km
Rāvar	90.0 km
Zarand	123.6 km
Rafsanjān	164.2 km
Yazd	171.2 km
Kerman	196.7 km
Tabas	204.1 km
Meybod	208.3 km
Ardakān	209.6 km
Shahr-e Bābak	220.2 km
Bardsīr	220.4 km
Sīrjān	273.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Rāvar Iran · 2026-01-13 18:13 UTC	30.6 km
M 4.6 Rāvar Iran · 2025-11-27 21:44 UTC	25.3 km

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