Earthquake details

Thursday, November 13, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, November 13, 1947 at 03:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 42.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.761 and latitude 33.869.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.869, 58.761
UTC time	1947-11-13 03:26:33.320

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1947-11-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	42.3 km
Gonābād	54.3 km
Birjand	119.5 km
Kāshmar	154.8 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	162.0 km
Tabas	172.7 km
Tāybād	209.1 km
Torbat-e Jām	229.2 km
Neyshabur	261.0 km
Sabzawār	278.8 km
Mashhad	281.1 km
Chenārān	310.8 km

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