Earthquake details

Monday, July 5, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, July 5, 1948 at 13:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bam (Iran - IR), about 80.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.723 and latitude 29.568.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.568, 57.723
UTC time	1948-07-05 13:53:18.150

Location	Bam
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1948-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bam	80.2 km
Kerman	101.0 km
Bardsīr	117.8 km
Zarand	177.9 km
Rafsanjān	191.1 km
Sīrjān	198.3 km
Rāvar	208.5 km
Shahr-e Bābak	258.8 km
Mīnāb	278.3 km
Cambarão	300.4 km
Zahedan	304.2 km
Bāfq	317.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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