Earthquake details

Saturday, September 1, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, September 1, 1962 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tākestān (Iran - IR), about 48.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 49.843 and latitude 35.656.

Magnitude	7.0
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.656, 49.843
UTC time	1962-09-01 19:20:41.480

Location	Tākestān
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1962-09-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tākestān	48.0 km
Alvand	62.6 km
Qazvin	69.7 km
Nazarabad	76.5 km
Ābyek	78.5 km
Abhar	78.5 km
Sāveh	84.7 km
Khorramdarreh	84.7 km
Alvand	95.6 km
Malārd	102.5 km
Karaj	105.6 km
Shahre Jadide Andisheh	106.4 km

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