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

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