Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 27, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, July 27, 1966 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shūshtar (Iran - IR), about 71.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.889 and latitude 32.694.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 32.694, 48.889
UTC time 1966-07-27 19:40:07.750
Location Masjed Soleymān
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-27

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