Earthquake details

Thursday, July 1, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iraq on Thursday, July 1, 1971 at 12:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Al-Hamdaniya District (Iraq - IQ), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.519 and latitude 36.489.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.489, 43.519
UTC time	1971-07-01 12:13:29.500

Location	Mosul
Country	Iraq (IQ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Al-Hamdaniya District	27.4 km
Mosul	39.7 km
Erbil	55.1 km
Sīnah	55.7 km
Duhok	63.4 km
Soran	93.3 km
Zakho	104.4 km
Koysinceq	109.4 km
Hajiawa	117.8 km
Hakkâri	122.4 km
Silopi	126.1 km
Kirkuk	138.2 km

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