Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 5, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, February 5, 1997 at 07:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 29.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.594 and latitude 37.629.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.629, 57.594
UTC time	1997-02-05 07:53:45.620

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	29.0 km
Shīrvān	39.3 km
Esfarāyen	62.0 km
Abadan	71.1 km
Ashgabat	78.1 km
Qūchān	99.8 km
Sabzawār	157.9 km
Chenārān	174.2 km
Kalāleh	187.6 km
Neyshabur	190.5 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	218.6 km
Āzādshahr	222.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	90.7 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	99.9 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	116.5 km

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