Earthquake details

Thursday, August 28, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, August 28, 1941 at 00:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dehlorān (Iran - IR), about 40.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.217 and latitude 33.057.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.057, 47.217
UTC time	1941-08-28 00:18:38.330

Location	Dehlorān
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-08-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dehlorān	40.7 km
Kūhdasht	64.4 km
Īlām	98.1 km
Khorramabad	116.3 km
Nūrābād	133.1 km
Susa	136.0 km
Amarah	136.1 km
Harsīn	139.5 km
Kermanshah	140.7 km
Kut	144.2 km
Al Ḩayy	147.5 km
Kahrīz	148.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Susa Iran · 2026-03-19 08:55 UTC	113.3 km
M 4.1 Susa Iran · 2025-10-28 23:35 UTC	80.5 km

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