Earthquake details

Monday, December 20, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, December 20, 1971 at 23:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mīnāb (Iran - IR), about 124.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.148 and latitude 28.252.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.252, 57.148
UTC time 1971-12-20 23:27:37.940
Location Cambarão
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-12-20

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