Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 17:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qā’en (Iran - IR), about 43.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.571 and latitude 33.506.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.4 km
Coordinates	33.506, 59.571
UTC time	2012-12-05 17:08:13.560

Location	Qā’en
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-12-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qā’en	43.4 km
Birjand	78.3 km
Gonābād	124.9 km
Tāybād	176.6 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	199.4 km
Torbat-e Jām	216.2 km
Kāshmar	217.9 km
Shīnḏanḏ	240.5 km
Tabas	245.7 km
Herat	260.3 km
Farah	269.1 km
Neyshabur	309.6 km

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