Earthquake details

Friday, June 18, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, June 18, 1948 at 18:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 26.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.556 and latitude 37.315.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.315, 57.556
UTC time	1948-06-18 18:44:36.880

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1948-06-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	26.8 km
Esfarāyen	26.9 km
Shīrvān	34.3 km
Qūchān	87.7 km
Abadan	99.8 km
Ashgabat	101.6 km
Sabzawār	123.2 km
Chenārān	157.9 km
Neyshabur	165.1 km
Kalāleh	182.7 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	211.7 km
Āzādshahr	212.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	73.1 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	96.5 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	108.6 km

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