Earthquake details

Friday, August 28, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, August 28, 1936 at 00:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Īlām (Iran - IR), about 41.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.504 and latitude 34.003.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.003, 46.504
UTC time	1936-08-28 00:19:49.310

Location	Īlām
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1936-08-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Īlām	41.4 km
Kermanshah	62.2 km
Kahrīz	66.1 km
Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb	78.0 km
Javānrūd	88.3 km
Mandalī	92.2 km
Kāmyārān	96.7 km
Harsīn	104.1 km
Kūhdasht	114.9 km
Sonqor	132.8 km
Nūrābād	135.7 km
Halabja	139.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Iran · 2026-05-05 20:53 UTC

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