Earthquake details

Friday, April 3, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, April 3, 1970 at 20:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gonbad-e Kāvūs (Iran - IR), about 39.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 54.730 and latitude 37.164.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 26.3 km
Coordinates 37.164, 54.730
UTC time 1970-04-03 20:53:54.200
Location Gorgan
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-04-03

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