Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, August 14, 1958 at 11:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nūrābād (Iran - IR), about 21.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.827 and latitude 34.225.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.225, 47.827
UTC time	1958-08-14 11:27:04.480

Location	Nūrābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nūrābād	21.6 km
Harsīn	22.8 km
Kangāvar	33.6 km
Nahavand	50.5 km
Sonqor	65.4 km
Asadābād	67.6 km
Kermanshah	70.8 km
Kahrīz	73.1 km
Kūhdasht	79.6 km
Pasragad Branch	85.3 km
Hamadan	89.8 km
Malāyer	91.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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