Earthquake details

Friday, December 26, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, December 26, 2003 at 01:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bam (Iran - IR), about 13.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.311 and latitude 28.995.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	28.995, 58.311
UTC time	2003-12-26 01:56:52.440

Location	Bam
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2003-12-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bam	13.1 km
Kerman	186.5 km
Bardsīr	197.5 km
Mīnāb	239.8 km
Zahedan	254.1 km
Sīrjān	260.5 km
Zarand	263.4 km
Rafsanjān	273.7 km
Cambarão	283.3 km
Rāvar	291.4 km
Khāsh	296.7 km
Iranshahr	306.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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