Earthquake details

Monday, June 16, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, June 16, 1997 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Birjand (Iran - IR), about 92.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 60.152 and latitude 33.140.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	33.140, 60.152
UTC time	1997-06-16 03:00:04.480

Location	Birjand
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Birjand	92.1 km
Qā’en	111.1 km
Shīnḏanḏ	186.7 km
Tāybād	187.2 km
Gonābād	191.6 km
Farah	202.7 km
Herat	232.4 km
Torbat-e Jām	238.2 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	252.6 km
Zabol	266.8 km
Kāshmar	280.5 km
Zaranj	291.4 km

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