Earthquake details

Sunday, May 5, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, May 5, 1940 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kāshmar (Iran - IR), about 52.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.955 and latitude 35.468.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.468, 57.955
UTC time	1940-05-05 06:01:40.150

Location	Sabzawār
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kāshmar	52.9 km
Sabzawār	86.5 km
Neyshabur	112.4 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	116.8 km
Gonābād	140.8 km
Chenārān	167.9 km
Mashhad	175.2 km
Esfarāyen	183.4 km
Qūchān	189.0 km
Shīrvān	214.7 km
Qā’en	224.2 km
Tabas	228.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	44.7 km
M 4.5 Sabzawār Iran · 2025-05-08 05:23 UTC	57.7 km

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