Earthquake details

Saturday, October 3, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, October 3, 1970 at 02:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harsīn (Iran - IR), about 34.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.419 and latitude 33.996.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.1 km
Coordinates	33.996, 47.419
UTC time	1970-10-03 02:47:41.100

Location	Kermanshah
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Harsīn	34.4 km
Kermanshah	48.1 km
Nūrābād	51.8 km
Kūhdasht	54.5 km
Kahrīz	54.6 km
Kangāvar	75.7 km
Sonqor	89.0 km
Nahavand	90.7 km
Kāmyārān	99.4 km
Īlām	100.4 km
Khorramabad	103.5 km
Asadābād	108.7 km

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