Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 26, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iraq on Wednesday, May 26, 1965 at 13:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kirkuk (Iraq - IQ), about 15.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.446 and latitude 35.333.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.333, 44.446
UTC time 1965-05-26 13:58:01.360
Location Kirkuk
Country Iraq (IQ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-26

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