Earthquake details

Monday, October 8, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, October 8, 1951 at 11:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rāvar (Iran - IR), about 41.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.444 and latitude 31.468.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	31.468, 56.444
UTC time	1951-10-08 11:32:08.990

Location	Rāvar
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rāvar	41.1 km
Zarand	73.8 km
Bāfq	100.0 km
Rafsanjān	125.7 km
Kerman	145.2 km
Bardsīr	172.5 km
Shahr-e Bābak	196.7 km
Yazd	202.4 km
Sīrjān	236.1 km
Tabas	241.1 km
Meybod	245.5 km
Ardakān	247.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Rāvar Iran · 2026-01-13 18:13 UTC	42.0 km
M 4.6 Rāvar Iran · 2025-11-27 21:44 UTC	65.2 km

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