Earthquake details

Friday, July 30, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, July 30, 1948 at 03:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ahvāz (Iran - IR), about 35.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 49.052 and latitude 31.338.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 31.338, 49.052
UTC time 1948-07-30 03:30:12.860
Location Ahvāz
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-07-30

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