Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 4, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Tuesday, August 4, 1998 at 11:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 15.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.265 and latitude 37.341.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	37.341, 57.265
UTC time	1998-08-04 11:41:58.940

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-08-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	15.9 km
Esfarāyen	36.6 km
Shīrvān	59.1 km
Qūchān	113.4 km
Abadan	114.2 km
Ashgabat	119.6 km
Sabzawār	131.0 km
Kalāleh	156.8 km
Chenārān	182.3 km
Neyshabur	185.4 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	186.0 km
Āzādshahr	187.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	98.0 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	70.7 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	82.9 km

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