Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 17, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, January 17, 1979 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tabas (Iran - IR), about 24.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.096 and latitude 33.759.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 33.759, 57.096
UTC time 1979-01-17 03:29:49.500
Location Tabas
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-17

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