Earthquake details

Saturday, October 13, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, October 13, 1962 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nazarabad (Iran - IR), about 53.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.100 and latitude 35.701.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 35.701, 50.100
UTC time 1962-10-13 10:23:38.760
Location Karaj
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-10-13

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