Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 5, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, September 5, 1979 at 09:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tabas (Iran - IR), about 23.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.953 and latitude 33.808.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.808, 56.953
UTC time	1979-09-05 09:26:53.700

Location	Tabas
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tabas	23.8 km
Gonābād	170.7 km
Qā’en	206.7 km
Kāshmar	211.2 km
Birjand	235.5 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	264.2 km
Sabzawār	275.8 km
Rāvar	283.4 km
Bāfq	285.1 km
Neyshabur	316.1 km
Ardakān	320.6 km
Yazd	322.0 km

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