Earthquake details

Monday, August 22, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, August 22, 1988 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār (Iran - IR), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.350 and latitude 35.280.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.280, 52.350
UTC time 1988-08-22 21:23:34.130
Location Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-22

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