M 4.4 earthquake – 50 km SE of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran
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Local time: Aug 19, 2026 · 21:06 (UTC+3:30)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.4body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 34.161, 46.26925 km from Eslāmābād-e Gharb
- Energy released
- 60 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 298USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 13, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 60 tons of TNT, 7.9 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.
- 7.3 30 km S of Halabja, Iraq Nov 12, 2017
- 6.7 26 km SSW of Kangāvar, Iran Aug 16, 1958
- 6.5 12 km SSE of Şaḩneh, Iran Dec 13, 1957
- 6.3 16 km SW of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran Nov 25, 2018
- 6.2 40 km E of Dehlorān, Iran Aug 18, 2014
- 6.1 19 km SW of Aznā, Iran Mar 31, 2006
- 6.1 36 km NNE of Mandalī, Iraq Jan 11, 1967
- 6.0 32 km SW of Javānrūd, Iran Aug 25, 2018