Earthquake details

Saturday, September 14, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, September 14, 1968 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fasa (Iran - IR), about 77.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.296 and latitude 28.310.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.310, 53.296
UTC time 1968-09-14 19:20:20.960
Location Fasa
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-14

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