Herat Earthquake of 10 February 1364, Ms 5.8
Herat 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
| 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 |