6.2 - IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time
  • 18 Aug 2014 02:32:05 UTC
  • 18 Aug 2014 07:02:05 near epicenter
  • 17 Aug 2014 18:32:05 standard time in your timezone
Location 32.739N 47.670E
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 36 km (22 mi) SE of Abdanan, Iran
  • 37 km (22 mi) E of Dehloran, Iran
  • 78 km (48 mi) WNW of Dezful, Iran
  • 81 km (50 mi) NW of Shush, Iran
  • 312 km (193 mi) ESE of Baghdad, Iraq
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 1.7 km
Parameters Nph = 105; Dmin = 1031.5 km; Rmss = 1.11 seconds; Gp = 40°
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Event ID us b000s3np

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