Earthquake details

Sunday, March 1, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, March 1, 1970 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 39.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.979 and latitude 34.042.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.042, 58.979
UTC time	1970-03-01 20:12:43.920

Location	Gonābād
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	39.9 km
Gonābād	44.0 km
Birjand	132.8 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	138.9 km
Kāshmar	141.2 km
Tāybād	182.4 km
Tabas	196.4 km
Torbat-e Jām	201.4 km
Neyshabur	242.3 km
Mashhad	257.5 km
Sabzawār	268.9 km
Chenārān	290.1 km

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