Earthquake details

Sunday, August 6, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, August 6, 1972 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chabahar (Iran - IR), about 70.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 61.281 and latitude 25.029.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.6 km
Coordinates	25.029, 61.281
UTC time	1972-08-06 01:12:51.190

Location	Chabahar
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chabahar	70.6 km
Gwadar	105.8 km
Qasr-e-Qand	145.7 km
Turbat	207.9 km
Pasni	222.0 km
Iranshahr	249.2 km
Sur	327.1 km
Muscat	332.9 km
Bawshar	334.0 km
Seeb	348.1 km
Khāsh	355.4 km
Sufālat Samā’il	382.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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