Earthquake details

Sunday, March 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 03:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 47.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.200 and latitude 33.300.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	4.0 km
Coordinates	33.300, 59.200
UTC time	2008-03-09 03:51:07.000

Location	Birjand
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	47.5 km
Birjand	48.3 km
Gonābād	126.6 km
Tabas	213.9 km
Tāybād	216.4 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	219.8 km
Kāshmar	226.1 km
Torbat-e Jām	252.9 km
Shīnḏanḏ	274.2 km
Farah	291.6 km
Herat	300.9 km
Rāvar	319.5 km

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