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

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