Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - 47 km north of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, on Tuesday, 22 March 1977 at 11:57 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 39 km depth
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Date & time: 22 Mar 1977 11:57:30 UTC
Magnitude: 5.9Depth: 39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.579°N / 56.465°E
(
Hormozgan,
Iran)
Nearest volcano:
Qal'eh Hasan Ali (230 km / 143 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:47 km (29 mi) NNE of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) -->
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See nearby quakes!Primary data source:
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 10
13 joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!)
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.9 | 39 km | southern Iran | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. 79 km
2 (=31 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 15 km (10 mi).
Aftershocks typically occur during the days and weeks following the quake at or near the same fault, at distances of up to approx. two times the length of the rupture zone.
The often broadly linear arrangement of aftershock epicenters encompasses the rupture zone of the main shock (check on the
map below to verify).
20 May 1977 17:37 UTC
| M 4.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Details30 Apr 1977 16:14 UTC
| M 4.2 | 73 km (45.4 mi) depth
| 39 km (24 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details30 Apr 1977 14:35 UTC
| M 5.0 | 38 km (23.6 mi) depth
| 4 km (2 mi) distance
| USGS | Details17 Apr 1977 17:15 UTC
| M 4.2 | 60 km (37.3 mi) depth
| 3 km (2 mi) distance
| USGS | Details17 Apr 1977 13:04 UTC
| M 4.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 41 km (26 mi) distance
| USGS | Details17 Apr 1977 03:47 UTC
| M 4.6 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 50 km (31 mi) distance
| USGS | Details11 Apr 1977 03:10 UTC
| M 4.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 28 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details10 Apr 1977 05:02 UTC
| M 4.5 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details08 Apr 1977 16:49 UTC
| M 4.7 | 22 km (13.7 mi) depth
| 22 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details02 Apr 1977 06:53 UTC
| M 4.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details01 Apr 1977 20:43 UTC
| M 5.1 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 36 km (22 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Apr 1977 16:00 UTC
| M 4.9 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 21 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | DetailsShow all
01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details01 Apr 1977 13:36 UTC
| M 6.2 | 29 km (18 mi) depth
| 14 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 40 km north of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, on Friday, 1 April 1977 at 13:36 (GMT)01 Apr 1977 06:59 UTC
| M 4.8 | 12 km (7.5 mi) depth
| 32 km (20 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details31 Mar 1977 19:11 UTC
| M 4.7 | 52 km (32.3 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details31 Mar 1977 13:36 UTC
| M 4.7 | 62 km (38.5 mi) depth
| 16 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details31 Mar 1977 10:06 UTC
| M 4.6 | 63 km (39.1 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details30 Mar 1977 08:29 UTC
| M 4.4 | 43 km (26.7 mi) depth
| 5 km (3 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details29 Mar 1977 23:25 UTC
| M 4.6 | 54 km (33.6 mi) depth
| 10 km (6 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details29 Mar 1977 22:29 UTC
| M 5.2 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| USGS | Details28 Mar 1977 04:54 UTC
| M 4.9 | 49 km (30.4 mi) depth
| 9 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details28 Mar 1977 04:09 UTC
| M 4.9 | 55 km (34.2 mi) depth
| 11 km (7 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Mar 1977 14:27 UTC
| M 4.9 | 34 km (21.1 mi) depth
| 34 km (21 mi) distance
| USGS | Details26 Mar 1977 00:32 UTC
| M 4.9 | 47 km (29.2 mi) depth
| 12 km (7 mi) distance
| USGS | Details25 Mar 1977 22:55 UTC
| M 4.9 | 56 km (34.8 mi) depth
| 27 km (17 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Mar 1977 14:10 UTC
| M 4.7 | 61 km (37.9 mi) depth
| 18 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Mar 1977 04:42 UTC
| M 5.3 | 32 km (19.9 mi) depth
| 17 km (10 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Mar 1977 00:13 UTC
| M 5.1 | 45 km (28 mi) depth
| 1 km (1 mi) distance
| USGS | Details24 Mar 1977 00:04 UTC
| M 4.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 31 km (19 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details23 Mar 1977 23:51 UTC
| M 5.8 | 35 km (21.7 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details23 Mar 1977 20:40 UTC
| M 4.9 | 42 km (26.1 mi) depth
| 7 km (4 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details23 Mar 1977 10:11 UTC
| M 4.6 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 35 km (22 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details23 Mar 1977 07:46 UTC
| M 5.5 | 54 km (33.6 mi) depth
| 8 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details23 Mar 1977 02:31 UTC
| M 4.9 | 55 km (34.2 mi) depth
| 7 km (4 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details23 Mar 1977 00:17 UTC
| M 4.9 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 9 km (5 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details22 Mar 1977 21:31 UTC
| M 4.8 | 33 km (20.5 mi) depth
| 17 km (11 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details22 Mar 1977 21:28 UTC
| M 4.5 | 55 km (34.2 mi) depth
| 19 km (12 mi) distance
| USGS | Details01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
| M | 0 km (0 mi) depth
| 6749 km (4194 mi) distance
| | Details22 Mar 1977 16:37 UTC
| M 4.5 | 63 km (39.1 mi) depth
| 6 km (4 mi) distance
| USGS | Details22 Mar 1977 12:32 UTC
| M 4.8 | 62 km (38.5 mi) depth
| 13 km (8 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
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