Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 13, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, February 13, 1979 at 10:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tabas (Iran - IR), about 56.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.431 and latitude 33.318.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.318, 57.431
UTC time	1979-02-13 10:36:16.500

Location	Tabas
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tabas	56.3 km
Gonābād	163.4 km
Qā’en	169.0 km
Birjand	174.4 km
Kāshmar	234.0 km
Rāvar	235.9 km
Bāfq	269.7 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	272.9 km
Zarand	290.6 km
Sabzawār	323.0 km
Yazd	327.9 km
Ardakān	338.5 km

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