Earthquake details

Sunday, October 25, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, October 25, 1970 at 11:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Piranshahr (Iran - IR), about 9.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 45.235 and latitude 36.734.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	36.734, 45.235
UTC time	1970-10-25 11:22:18.570

Location	Piranshahr
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Piranshahr	9.1 km
Naghadeh	28.2 km
Oshnavīyeh	36.1 km
Mahabad	43.6 km
Soran	62.5 km
Hajiawa	68.0 km
Mīāndoāb	82.1 km
Būkān	90.2 km
Koysinceq	90.6 km
Urmia	92.2 km
Bonāb	99.4 km
Bāneh	100.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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