Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 23, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, August 23, 1960 at 08:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zahedan (Iran - IR), about 95.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 60.020 and latitude 29.057.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 29.057, 60.020
UTC time 1960-08-23 08:58:08.740
Location Zahedan
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-08-23

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