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

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