Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 4, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, September 4, 1968 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gonābād (Iran - IR), about 53.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.259 and latitude 34.031.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.2 km
Coordinates	34.031, 58.259
UTC time	1968-09-04 23:24:48.680

Location	Gonābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gonābād	53.0 km
Qā’en	92.0 km
Tabas	132.6 km
Kāshmar	135.7 km
Birjand	157.5 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	164.0 km
Tāybād	244.3 km
Neyshabur	247.8 km
Sabzawār	248.5 km
Torbat-e Jām	255.1 km
Mashhad	280.5 km
Chenārān	301.4 km

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