Earthquake details

Sunday, February 25, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, February 25, 1996 at 17:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sabzawār (Iran - IR), about 82.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.038 and latitude 35.685.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	35.685, 57.038
UTC time	1996-02-25 17:42:04.660

Location	Sabzawār
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sabzawār	82.6 km
Kāshmar	138.7 km
Esfarāyen	160.6 km
Neyshabur	169.0 km
Bojnourd	200.9 km
Shahrud	202.7 km
Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	203.0 km
Qūchān	205.9 km
Shīrvān	206.6 km
Gonābād	210.9 km
Chenārān	215.6 km
Āzādshahr	228.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Kāshmar Iran · 2025-06-19 19:33 UTC	126.3 km
M 4.5 Sabzawār Iran · 2025-05-08 05:23 UTC	44.4 km

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