Earthquake details

Saturday, March 14, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, March 14, 1998 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kerman (Iran - IR), about 52.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.605 and latitude 30.154.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	9.0 km
Coordinates	30.154, 57.605
UTC time	1998-03-14 19:40:27.050

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1998-03-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kerman	52.6 km
Bardsīr	102.6 km
Zarand	123.9 km
Bam	137.5 km
Rāvar	145.5 km
Rafsanjān	157.4 km
Sīrjān	201.6 km
Shahr-e Bābak	239.4 km
Bāfq	265.2 km
Zahedan	323.0 km
Neyrīz	334.3 km
Dārāb	335.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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