Earthquake today in Mashhad
Razavi Khorasan, Iran · checked 18:57 UTC
Was there an earthquake in Mashhad today?
No. No earthquake within this page's range of Mashhad has been recorded in the last 24 hours by the agencies this site follows (USGS and EMSC), as of 18:57 UTC.
"Today" here is the last 24 hours, ending now. Times are shown in UTC and in Mashhad's own time.
Earthquakes near Mashhad in the last 30 days
None in the last 30 days.
Which earthquakes this page counts
A small earthquake close by and a large one far away can both be what people in Mashhad notice, so one fixed circle would be wrong both ways. This page counts magnitude 6 or more within 800 km; magnitude 5 or more within 400 km; magnitude 4 or more within 200 km; any size within 100 km. That is this site's rule for what to list, not a statement that an earthquake was felt. The earthquakes are the ones the US Geological Survey (magnitude 2.5 and above) and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (magnitude 4 and above) have published; outside the United States, smaller earthquakes are often missing from both.
The largest earthquakes on record within 300 km
The USGS catalog holds 59 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 300 km of Mashhad in the last 50 years. The largest since 1900:
- M7.3, 10 May 1997 — 276 km S of Mashhad (58 km E of Q?’en, Iran)
- M7.2, 1 May 1929 — 266 km NW of Mashhad (40 km SSE of Baharly, Turkmenistan)
- M7.2, 5 October 1948 — 227 km NNW of Mashhad (14 km N of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)
- M7.1, 27 November 1979 — 260 km S of Mashhad (56 km ENE of Q?’en, Iran)
- M7.1, 31 August 1968 — 248 km SSW of Mashhad (35 km SE of Gonābād, Iran)
From the USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, magnitude 6 and above. The catalog is most complete for recent decades. Search the full history near Mashhad →
If you felt it
Expect aftershocks, and stay away from damaged buildings. If you are indoors when shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on. This site does not issue warnings and earthquakes cannot be predicted — follow Iran's own authorities, listed on the Iran page. What to do before, during and after an earthquake →
Questions
Was there an earthquake in Mashhad today?
No. No earthquake within this page's range of Mashhad has been recorded in the last 24 hours by the agencies this site follows (USGS and EMSC), as of 18:57 UTC.
How many earthquakes have there been near Mashhad recently?
None in the last 30 days. This page counts magnitude 6 or more within 800 km; magnitude 5 or more within 400 km; magnitude 4 or more within 200 km; any size within 100 km.
How often are there strong earthquakes near Mashhad?
The USGS catalog holds 59 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 300 km of Mashhad in the last 50 years. The catalog is most complete for recent decades; a low number is not a low hazard.
Where do official earthquake alerts for Mashhad come from?
From Iran's national seismological and disaster-management agencies, which are listed on this site's Iran page. This page collects what USGS and EMSC publish; it does not issue warnings, and earthquakes cannot be predicted.
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