Earthquake details

Thursday, September 2, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, September 2, 1971 at 18:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gachsaran (Iran - IR), about 26.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.843 and latitude 30.125.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 30.125, 50.843
UTC time 1971-09-02 18:24:44.930
Location Gachsaran
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-02

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