Earthquake details

Saturday, December 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, December 3, 1988 at 01:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kerman (Iran - IR), about 44.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.542 and latitude 30.248.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	30.248, 57.542
UTC time	1988-12-03 01:23:33.340

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kerman	44.7 km
Bardsīr	100.0 km
Zarand	112.9 km
Rāvar	133.4 km
Bam	149.6 km
Rafsanjān	149.8 km
Sīrjān	200.4 km
Shahr-e Bābak	233.7 km
Bāfq	254.0 km
Zahedan	331.3 km
Neyrīz	331.9 km
Birjand	332.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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