On 10th February 1364, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude Ms = 5.8 occurred in the region of “Herat” at the 34.9N and 61.7E coordinates. Due to this event, most buildings of the city, especially tall structures were destroyed. Although most of the damages were observed in “Herat”, the details of this earthquake creates the impression that the epicenter of the event had occurred a little farther away, maybe in “Gulran”.
The most important worldwide earthquakes (M>7) on this day
Date
Time
Y
X
Depth
Mw
Region
Refrence
1364/2/10
–
34.90
61.70
–
5.8
Harat
Ambraseys
1931/2/10
6:34:34
-5.412
102.557
35
7
southern Sumatra, Indonesia
USGS
1945/2/10
4:57:58
41.037
142.06
58.7
7.2
Hokkaido, Japan region
USGS
1989/2/10
11:15:25
2.305
126.76
44
7.1
Molucca Sea
USGS
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Herat Earthquake of 10 February 1364, Ms 5.8
/in today in earthquake history /by mehdi zareHerat Earthquake of 10 February 1364, Ms 5.8
On 10th February 1364, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude Ms = 5.8 occurred in the region of “Herat” at the 34.9N and 61.7E coordinates. Due to this event, most buildings of the city, especially tall structures were destroyed. Although most of the damages were observed in “Herat”, the details of this earthquake creates the impression that the epicenter of the event had occurred a little farther away, maybe in “Gulran”.
The most important worldwide earthquakes (M>7) on this day