Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, October 6, 1947 at 15:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 44.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.745 and latitude 33.565.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.565, 58.745
UTC time	1947-10-06 15:18:20.170

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1947-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	44.5 km
Gonābād	87.9 km
Birjand	89.5 km
Tabas	168.9 km
Kāshmar	188.0 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	195.2 km
Tāybād	228.2 km
Torbat-e Jām	254.3 km
Neyshabur	294.8 km
Sabzawār	310.3 km
Rāvar	314.2 km
Mashhad	314.2 km

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