Earthquake details

Monday, October 20, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, October 20, 1997 at 06:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bam (Iran - IR), about 125.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.275 and latitude 28.502.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.502, 57.275
UTC time	1997-10-20 06:09:04.260

Location	Kerman
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bam	125.1 km
Mīnāb	153.7 km
Bardsīr	172.2 km
Cambarão	176.1 km
Sīrjān	187.8 km
Kerman	199.2 km
Rafsanjān	245.7 km
Zarand	266.3 km
Dārāb	268.6 km
Shahr-e Bābak	275.9 km
Neyrīz	297.6 km
Rāvar	311.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Bardsīr

Iran · 2026-05-14 07:47 UTC

200.7 km

M 4.1

Kerman

Iran · 2025-08-31 19:56 UTC

237.5 km

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