Earthquake details

Saturday, August 17, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, August 17, 1946 at 23:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Marīvān (Iran - IR), about 17.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.107 and latitude 35.666.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.666, 46.107
UTC time	1946-08-17 23:37:40.690

Location	Marīvān
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1946-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Marīvān	17.8 km
Bāneh	42.0 km
Halabja	55.4 km
Sulaymaniyah	62.0 km
Saqqez	66.7 km
Sanandaj	89.8 km
Būkān	95.6 km
Javānrūd	103.8 km
Jamjamāl	116.1 km
Shāhīn Dezh	120.1 km
Takāb	122.1 km
Kāmyārān	122.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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