Earthquake details

Friday, December 1, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, December 1, 1972 at 11:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kāshmar (Iran - IR), about 56.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.921 and latitude 35.481.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.481, 57.921
UTC time	1972-12-01 11:39:03.320

Location	Sabzawār
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kāshmar	56.3 km
Sabzawār	84.2 km
Neyshabur	113.5 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	120.1 km
Gonābād	143.6 km
Chenārān	168.7 km
Mashhad	177.1 km
Esfarāyen	181.4 km
Qūchān	188.4 km
Shīrvān	213.3 km
Qā’en	227.0 km
Bojnourd	228.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	47.3 km
M 4.5 Sabzawār Iran · 2025-05-08 05:23 UTC	55.0 km

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