Earthquake details

Thursday, April 12, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, April 12, 1956 at 22:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Langarūd (Iran - IR), about 32.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.299 and latitude 37.465.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.465, 50.299
UTC time 1956-04-12 22:34:50.310
Location Langarūd
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-04-12

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