Earthquake details

Sunday, March 14, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, March 14, 1948 at 21:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 45.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.905 and latitude 33.387.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.387, 58.905
UTC time	1948-03-14 21:18:17.980

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1948-03-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	45.8 km
Birjand	65.0 km
Gonābād	109.4 km
Tabas	185.3 km
Kāshmar	210.0 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	212.0 km
Tāybād	229.0 km
Torbat-e Jām	260.1 km
Shīnḏanḏ	301.7 km
Rāvar	307.8 km
Neyshabur	314.8 km
Farah	320.7 km

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