Earthquake details

Monday, January 22, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, January 22, 1968 at 20:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Īlām (Iran - IR), about 39.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.827 and latitude 33.762.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	33.762, 46.827
UTC time	1968-01-22 20:34:09.380

Location	Īlām
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Īlām	39.9 km
Kermanshah	65.3 km
Kahrīz	72.3 km
Kūhdasht	76.9 km
Harsīn	90.2 km
Nūrābād	111.4 km
Kāmyārān	115.5 km
Mandalī	117.7 km
Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb	118.1 km
Javānrūd	118.6 km
Dehlorān	125.8 km
Kangāvar	133.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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