Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, January 16, 1979 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 32.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.472 and latitude 33.897.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.897, 59.472
UTC time	1979-01-16 09:50:10.100

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	32.7 km
Gonābād	88.6 km
Birjand	117.1 km
Tāybād	152.2 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	155.0 km
Kāshmar	175.5 km
Torbat-e Jām	183.3 km
Tabas	238.2 km
Herat	256.3 km
Shīnḏanḏ	256.7 km
Neyshabur	265.1 km
Mashhad	267.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account