Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 10, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, January 10, 1979 at 01:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qasr-e-Qand (Iran - IR), about 43.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 60.925 and latitude 26.609.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.609, 60.925
UTC time	1979-01-10 01:26:09.000

Location	Qasr-e-Qand
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qasr-e-Qand	43.7 km
Iranshahr	70.2 km
Chabahar	149.3 km
Khāsh	181.7 km
Gwadar	217.0 km
Turbat	222.4 km
Pasni	295.5 km
Zahedan	321.5 km
Bam	375.7 km
Mīnāb	385.5 km
Muscat	421.6 km
Bawshar	422.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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