Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, August 14, 1958 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangāvar (Iran - IR), about 11.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.043 and latitude 34.429.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.429, 48.043
UTC time	1958-08-14 15:26:24.140

Location	Kangāvar
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kangāvar	11.0 km
Asadābād	40.0 km
Nūrābād	40.1 km
Nahavand	40.4 km
Harsīn	45.5 km
Pasragad Branch	55.2 km
Sonqor	56.5 km
Hamadan	59.7 km
Āzādshahr	62.9 km
Malāyer	72.9 km
Qorveh	84.9 km
Borūjerd	88.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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