Earthquake details

Thursday, August 11, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, August 11, 1988 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nūrābād (Iran - IR), about 16.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.575 and latitude 29.971.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 32.2 km
Coordinates 29.971, 51.575
UTC time 1988-08-11 16:00:07.540
Location Nūrābād
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-11

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