Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Friday, August 21, 1998 at 05:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nahavand (Iran - IR), about 20.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.159 and latitude 34.228.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.0 km
Coordinates	34.228, 48.159
UTC time	1998-08-21 05:13:12.970

Location	Nahavand
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nahavand	20.3 km
Nūrābād	24.3 km
Kangāvar	35.5 km
Harsīn	52.9 km
Malāyer	61.5 km
Asadābād	61.8 km
Borūjerd	65.9 km
Pasragad Branch	67.6 km
Hamadan	71.5 km
Āzādshahr	73.1 km
Sonqor	80.2 km
Khorramabad	84.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8

Nūrābād

Iran · 2026-05-19 11:50 UTC

47.4 km

M 4.3

Nahavand

Iran · 2025-10-26 16:09 UTC

19.7 km

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