Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 17, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, March 17, 1970 at 23:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 63.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.741 and latitude 34.061.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.061, 59.741
UTC time	1970-03-17 23:19:43.200

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	63.5 km
Gonābād	102.6 km
Tāybād	121.4 km
Birjand	141.5 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	143.2 km
Torbat-e Jām	154.5 km
Kāshmar	175.5 km
Herat	228.6 km
Shīnḏanḏ	238.3 km
Mashhad	249.3 km
Neyshabur	254.6 km
Tabas	265.6 km

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