Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, December 6, 1978 at 17:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tabas (Iran - IR), about 40.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.157 and latitude 33.292.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	33.292, 57.157
UTC time	1978-12-06 17:18:13.700

Location	Tabas
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tabas	40.1 km
Gonābād	184.1 km
Qā’en	194.3 km
Birjand	198.3 km
Rāvar	228.0 km
Kāshmar	247.9 km
Bāfq	250.0 km
Zarand	281.6 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	291.0 km
Yazd	304.2 km
Ardakān	313.4 km
Meybod	316.0 km

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