Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at 09:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rāvar (Iran - IR), about 38.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.469 and latitude 31.455.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 31.455, 56.469
UTC time 2002-10-16 09:20:49.830
Location Rāvar
Country Iran (IR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-16

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