Earthquake details

Saturday, August 16, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, August 16, 1958 at 19:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangāvar (Iran - IR), about 25.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.867 and latitude 34.290.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.290, 47.867
UTC time	1958-08-16 19:13:48.260

Location	Nahavand
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1958-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kangāvar	25.5 km
Harsīn	25.9 km
Nūrābād	26.0 km
Nahavand	48.0 km
Asadābād	59.5 km
Sonqor	60.0 km
Kermanshah	73.8 km
Kahrīz	75.3 km
Pasragad Branch	77.6 km
Hamadan	82.1 km
Āzādshahr	85.2 km
Kūhdasht	87.5 km

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