Earthquake details

Sunday, September 1, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, September 1, 1968 at 07:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gonābād (Iran - IR), about 60.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.174 and latitude 34.009.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.009, 58.174
UTC time	1968-09-01 07:27:31.390

Location	Gonābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-09-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gonābād	60.6 km
Qā’en	98.5 km
Tabas	124.4 km
Kāshmar	139.4 km
Birjand	160.1 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	170.3 km
Sabzawār	249.4 km
Neyshabur	251.8 km
Tāybād	252.5 km
Torbat-e Jām	263.1 km
Mashhad	286.2 km
Chenārān	305.8 km

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