Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 20, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, January 20, 1971 at 21:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kāmyārān (Iran - IR), about 22.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.943 and latitude 34.993.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 18.7 km
Coordinates 34.993, 46.943
UTC time 1971-01-20 21:32:00.780
Location Kāmyārān
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-01-20

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