Earthquake details

Saturday, November 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, November 4, 1972 at 09:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bam (Iran - IR), about 144.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.997 and latitude 28.582.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.4 km
Coordinates	28.582, 56.997
UTC time	1972-11-04 09:32:24.140

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-11-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bam	144.9 km
Bardsīr	154.8 km
Sīrjān	160.6 km
Mīnāb	161.8 km
Cambarão	170.6 km
Kerman	189.5 km
Rafsanjān	225.2 km
Dārāb	240.7 km
Shahr-e Bābak	249.8 km
Zarand	251.8 km
Neyrīz	269.1 km
Rāvar	299.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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