Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, February 4, 1997 at 09:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 10.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.295 and latitude 37.564.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.564, 57.295
UTC time	1997-02-04 09:53:55.730

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	10.4 km
Esfarāyen	57.5 km
Shīrvān	59.1 km
Abadan	96.3 km
Ashgabat	105.0 km
Qūchān	119.0 km
Sabzawār	154.3 km
Kalāleh	160.5 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	191.4 km
Chenārān	191.7 km
Āzādshahr	195.3 km
Neyshabur	201.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	106.6 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	72.8 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	89.2 km

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