Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 8, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, November 8, 1939 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabzawār (Iran - IR), about 36.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.024 and latitude 36.387.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.387, 58.024
UTC time	1939-11-08 17:21:15.600

Location	Sabzawār
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sabzawār	36.3 km
Neyshabur	71.9 km
Esfarāyen	89.4 km
Qūchān	91.0 km
Chenārān	102.3 km
Shīrvān	112.7 km
Kāshmar	133.9 km
Bojnourd	136.0 km
Mashhad	142.2 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	164.3 km
Ashgabat	176.9 km
Abadan	186.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	96.9 km
M 4.5 Sabzawār Iran · 2025-05-08 05:23 UTC	129.6 km

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