Earthquake details

Monday, January 31, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, January 31, 1983 at 18:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bam (Iran - IR), about 106.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.290 and latitude 28.888.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	101.0 km
Coordinates	28.888, 57.290
UTC time	1983-01-31 18:56:49.790

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bam	106.7 km
Bardsīr	134.5 km
Kerman	156.7 km
Sīrjān	168.5 km
Mīnāb	196.6 km
Rafsanjān	210.5 km
Cambarão	213.8 km
Zarand	225.4 km
Shahr-e Bābak	250.9 km
Dārāb	268.6 km
Rāvar	268.8 km
Neyrīz	290.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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