Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 25, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, September 25, 1940 at 19:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Āmol (Iran - IR), about 30.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.068 and latitude 36.614.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.614, 52.068
UTC time	1940-09-25 19:31:25.040

Location	Āmol
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-09-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Āmol	30.0 km
Fereydūn Kenār	41.1 km
Nowshahr	51.2 km
Bābolsar	52.8 km
Babol	55.0 km
Chālūs	58.0 km
Sari	88.9 km
Damāvand	99.7 km
Tonekābon	108.9 km
Nekā	110.0 km
Tehran	117.7 km
Karaj	130.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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