Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 35 km north of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, on Friday, 7 March 1975 at 07:04 (GMT)
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Very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 27 km depth
Date & time: 7 Mar 1975 07:04:42 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.497°N / 56.26°E

Nearest volcano: Qal'eh Hasan Ali (247 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (21 mi) N of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) N of Qeshm (pop: 25,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) WNW of Mīnāb (pop: 70,800) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) NE of Bandar-e Lengeh (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) SE of Dārāb (Fars) (pop: 63,300) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) SSE of Sīrjān (Kerman) (pop: 207,600) --> See nearby quakes!
320 km (199 mi) SSW of Kerman (pop: 577,500) --> See nearby quakes!
387 km (240 mi) NNE of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (pop: 603,500) --> See nearby quakes!
434 km (269 mi) ESE of Shiraz (Fars) (pop: 1,249,900) --> See nearby quakes!
486 km (302 mi) NNW of Muscat (Oman) (pop: 797,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.1 | 27 km | southern Iran | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes):- 01 Sep 1975 16:53 UTC| M 4.3 |49 km (30.4 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 Aug 1975 16:59 UTC| M 5.1 |43 km (26.7 mi) depth|5 km (3 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Jun 1975 14:08 UTC| M 4.4 |45 km (28 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Apr 1975 04:13 UTC| M 4.8 |39 km (24.2 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Mar 1975 18:22 UTC| M 4.4 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Mar 1975 06:39 UTC| M 4.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Mar 1975 00:08 UTC| M 3.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 23:25 UTC| M 4.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 21:04 UTC| M 4.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 18:58 UTC| M 4.2 |18 km (11.2 mi) depth|41 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 17:42 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 15:36 UTC| M 4.7 |27 km (16.8 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 14:26 UTC| M 5.2 |28 km (17.4 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Mar 1975 10:42 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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