Earthquake details

Saturday, September 16, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, September 16, 1978 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tabas (Iran - IR), about 52.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.434 and latitude 33.386.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.386, 57.434
UTC time	1978-09-16 15:35:56.600

Location	Tabas
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1978-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tabas	52.8 km
Gonābād	157.9 km
Qā’en	166.7 km
Birjand	176.4 km
Kāshmar	227.0 km
Rāvar	243.3 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	266.7 km
Bāfq	275.2 km
Zarand	298.0 km
Sabzawār	315.5 km
Yazd	331.8 km
Neyshabur	338.4 km

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