Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 14, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, October 14, 1981 at 09:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kerman (Iran - IR), about 73.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.696 and latitude 29.899.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.899, 57.696
UTC time	1981-10-14 09:12:38.710

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kerman	73.2 km
Bardsīr	108.3 km
Bam	109.1 km
Zarand	148.9 km
Rafsanjān	173.3 km
Rāvar	174.4 km
Sīrjān	201.2 km
Shahr-e Bābak	249.6 km
Bāfq	290.1 km
Zahedan	309.5 km
Mīnāb	313.8 km
Dārāb	331.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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