M 4.3 earthquake – 13 km W of Damāvand, Iran
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Local time: May 12, 2026 · 23:46 (UTC+3:30)
LightShallow · 10 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 4.3body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 35.715, 51.9172.0 km from Rūdehen
- Energy released
- 43 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 12"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.4max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 289USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Feb 21, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 43 tons of TNT, 11 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Iran.
- 7.4 24 km N of Manjīl, Iran Jun 20, 1990
- 7.3 43 km NW of Delījān, Iran Jan 23, 1909
- 7.0 23 km WSW of Bū’īn Zahrā, Iran Sep 1, 1962
- 6.6 21 km WNW of Zīr Āb, Iran Jul 2, 1957
- 6.6 104 km SSE of Dāmghān, Iran Feb 12, 1953
- 6.5 59 km SSW of Abhar, Iran Jun 22, 2002
- 6.4 14 km SE of Behshahr, Iran Apr 11, 1935
- 6.4 132 km SSE of Semnan, Iran Jul 22, 1927