Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 9, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iraq on Wednesday, September 9, 1964 at 22:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Halabja (Iraq - IQ), about 14.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 45.885 and latitude 35.082.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.082, 45.885
UTC time 1964-09-09 22:19:38.980
Location Halabja
Country Iraq (IQ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-09-09

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