Earthquake details

Sunday, December 19, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, December 19, 1982 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kerman (Iran - IR), about 53.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.524 and latitude 30.574.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.5 km
Coordinates	30.574, 57.524
UTC time	1982-12-19 19:40:53.100

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kerman	53.6 km
Zarand	95.7 km
Rāvar	103.1 km
Bardsīr	116.6 km
Rafsanjān	148.0 km
Bam	182.1 km
Sīrjān	217.2 km
Bāfq	232.4 km
Shahr-e Bābak	236.6 km
Birjand	301.5 km
Yazd	334.6 km
Tabas	341.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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