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

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