Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, January 26, 1988 at 09:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dehlorān (Iran - IR), about 30.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.189 and latitude 32.962.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	77.5 km
Coordinates	32.962, 47.189
UTC time	1988-01-26 09:45:50.150

Location	Dehlorān
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dehlorān	30.7 km
Kūhdasht	74.7 km
Īlām	103.6 km
Khorramabad	123.4 km
Amarah	125.5 km
Susa	130.7 km
Kut	137.8 km
Al Ḩayy	138.7 km
Nūrābād	143.5 km
Harsīn	150.4 km
Kermanshah	151.0 km
Kahrīz	158.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Susa Iran · 2026-03-19 08:55 UTC	110.6 km
M 4.1 Susa Iran · 2025-10-28 23:35 UTC	76.8 km

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