Earthquake details

Saturday, May 4, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, May 4, 1940 at 21:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Neyshabur (Iran - IR), about 57.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.327 and latitude 35.858.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.858, 58.327
UTC time	1940-05-04 21:01:58.940

Location	Sabzawār
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1940-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Neyshabur	57.8 km
Kāshmar	70.1 km
Sabzawār	70.2 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	103.7 km
Chenārān	113.0 km
Mashhad	125.0 km
Qūchān	139.9 km
Esfarāyen	154.1 km
Gonābād	170.7 km
Shīrvān	174.9 km
Bojnourd	200.8 km
Torbat-e Jām	218.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	32.3 km
M 4.5 Sabzawār Iran · 2025-05-08 05:23 UTC	105.4 km

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