Earthquake details

Saturday, July 27, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, July 27, 1946 at 16:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Marīvān (Iran - IR), about 21.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 45.968 and latitude 35.598.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.598, 45.968
UTC time	1946-07-27 16:25:45.360

Location	Marīvān
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1946-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Marīvān	21.4 km
Bāneh	45.1 km
Halabja	46.8 km
Sulaymaniyah	48.6 km
Saqqez	77.6 km
Sanandaj	98.6 km
Javānrūd	102.3 km
Jamjamāl	102.9 km
Būkān	105.0 km
Kāmyārān	125.5 km
Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb	126.9 km
Hajiawa	127.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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