Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, February 4, 1997 at 10:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 21.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.291 and latitude 37.661.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.661, 57.291
UTC time	1997-02-04 10:37:47.140

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1997-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	21.0 km
Shīrvān	63.6 km
Esfarāyen	67.9 km
Abadan	90.9 km
Ashgabat	101.3 km
Qūchān	124.2 km
Kalāleh	161.8 km
Sabzawār	164.9 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	193.2 km
Chenārān	197.9 km
Āzādshahr	198.0 km
Neyshabur	209.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	113.1 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	74.8 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	92.5 km

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