Earthquake details

Thursday, January 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, January 18, 1979 at 00:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 33.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.466 and latitude 33.915.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 33.915, 59.466
UTC time 1979-01-18 00:25:02.600
Location Qā’en
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-18

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