Earthquake details

Thursday, August 2, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, August 2, 1973 at 19:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 74.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.505 and latitude 37.345.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.0 km
Coordinates	37.345, 56.505
UTC time	1973-08-02 19:56:26.600

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	74.3 km
Kalāleh	89.6 km
Esfarāyen	94.0 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	118.9 km
Āzādshahr	121.6 km
Shīrvān	126.2 km
Sabzawār	164.0 km
Abadan	168.7 km
Shahrud	170.8 km
Ashgabat	178.7 km
Qūchān	179.7 km
Gorgan	191.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	163.1 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	13.3 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	15.7 km

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