Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, April 12, 1972 at 18:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fīrūzābād (Iran - IR), about 70.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.032 and latitude 28.352.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 28.352, 53.032
UTC time 1972-04-12 18:37:39.570
Location Fasa
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-12

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