Earthquake details

Saturday, August 10, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iraq on Saturday, August 10, 1968 at 04:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Duhok (Iraq - IQ), about 26.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.231 and latitude 36.999.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.999, 43.231
UTC time 1968-08-10 04:28:00.030
Location Duhok
Country Iraq (IQ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-10

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