Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 4, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, September 4, 1968 at 08:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 53.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.492 and latitude 34.132.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.132, 59.492
UTC time	1968-09-04 08:08:44.200

Location	Gonābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	53.3 km
Gonābād	78.3 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	129.6 km
Tāybād	135.9 km
Birjand	143.1 km
Kāshmar	154.9 km
Torbat-e Jām	161.3 km
Neyshabur	240.2 km
Mashhad	241.3 km
Tabas	244.7 km
Herat	250.3 km
Shīnḏanḏ	262.6 km

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