Earthquake details

Friday, January 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, January 19, 1979 at 19:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.377 and latitude 33.913.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.913, 59.377
UTC time	1979-01-19 19:29:45.200

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	27.4 km
Gonābād	80.5 km
Birjand	117.4 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	152.2 km
Tāybād	158.1 km
Kāshmar	169.5 km
Torbat-e Jām	187.0 km
Tabas	229.7 km
Neyshabur	261.5 km
Herat	264.6 km
Shīnḏanḏ	265.7 km
Mashhad	266.3 km

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