Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, July 29, 1942 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kerman (Iran - IR), about 69.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.761 and latitude 30.084.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	30.084, 57.761
UTC time	1942-07-29 20:22:12.020

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1942-07-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kerman	69.3 km
Bardsīr	115.8 km
Bam	123.2 km
Zarand	140.6 km
Rāvar	160.2 km
Rafsanjān	173.7 km
Sīrjān	213.0 km
Shahr-e Bābak	254.5 km
Bāfq	281.8 km
Zahedan	306.7 km
Mīnāb	335.2 km
Birjand	339.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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