Earthquake details

Monday, December 19, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, December 19, 1938 at 18:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabzawār (Iran - IR), about 42.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.149 and latitude 36.233.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.233, 58.149
UTC time	1938-12-19 18:56:52.270

Location	Sabzawār
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-12-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sabzawār	42.0 km
Neyshabur	58.1 km
Chenārān	98.4 km
Qūchān	102.4 km
Esfarāyen	109.9 km
Kāshmar	114.4 km
Mashhad	130.9 km
Shīrvān	131.0 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	144.0 km
Bojnourd	156.3 km
Ashgabat	192.3 km
Abadan	202.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	77.0 km
M 4.5 Sabzawār Iran · 2025-05-08 05:23 UTC	121.5 km

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