Earthquake details

Friday, May 1, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, May 1, 1959 at 08:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chālūs (Iran - IR), about 21.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.299 and latitude 36.484.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	36.484, 51.299
UTC time	1959-05-01 08:24:04.190

Location	Chālūs
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chālūs	21.9 km
Nowshahr	25.4 km
Tonekābon	53.0 km
Karaj	77.6 km
Ābyek	81.7 km
Nazarabad	85.7 km
Tehran	88.6 km
Shahre Jadide Andisheh	92.9 km
Āmol	94.2 km
Shahrīār	94.4 km
Malārd	95.6 km
Eslamshahr	103.9 km

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