Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, April 6, 1977 at 13:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shahr-e Kord (Iran - IR), about 41.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.683 and latitude 31.983.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 41.0 km
Coordinates 31.983, 50.683
UTC time 1977-04-06 13:36:37.100
Location Shahr-e Kord
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-06

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