Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 11, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, May 11, 1937 at 16:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bam (Iran - IR), about 91.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.893 and latitude 29.819.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.819, 57.893
UTC time	1937-05-11 16:02:20.130

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1937-05-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bam	91.2 km
Kerman	93.9 km
Bardsīr	127.8 km
Zarand	169.0 km
Rāvar	191.8 km
Rafsanjān	194.2 km
Sīrjān	217.9 km
Shahr-e Bābak	269.6 km
Zahedan	289.5 km
Mīnāb	309.4 km
Bāfq	310.3 km
Cambarão	332.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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