Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 at 12:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zahedan (Iran - IR), about 86.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 60.064 and latitude 29.161.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	29.161, 60.064
UTC time	1971-09-08 12:53:37.210

Location	Zahedan
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zahedan	86.0 km
Khāsh	153.6 km
Bam	166.1 km
Iranshahr	226.4 km
Zabol	249.6 km
Zaranj	264.6 km
Kerman	314.5 km
Qasr-e-Qand	331.3 km
Bardsīr	348.4 km
Mīnāb	369.3 km
Zarand	384.3 km
Rāvar	391.3 km

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