Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 19, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, July 19, 1938 at 19:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh (Iran - IR), about 42.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.683 and latitude 35.241.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.241, 59.683
UTC time	1938-07-19 19:45:28.660

Location	Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-07-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	42.3 km
Torbat-e Jām	85.4 km
Kāshmar	110.7 km
Tāybād	114.2 km
Mashhad	117.9 km
Gonābād	134.6 km
Neyshabur	134.7 km
Chenārān	164.3 km
Qā’en	174.7 km
Sarakhs	196.9 km
Sabzawār	210.7 km
Qūchān	232.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	119.6 km
M 4.8 Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh Iran · 2025-05-01 01:40 UTC	6.9 km

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