Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 19:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sonqor (Iran - IR), about 24.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.400 and latitude 34.642.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	34.642, 47.400
UTC time	2002-04-24 19:48:07.120

Location	Sonqor
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sonqor	24.0 km
Kahrīz	42.7 km
Harsīn	44.6 km
Kāmyārān	45.7 km
Kermanshah	47.7 km
Kangāvar	54.0 km
Asadābād	67.7 km
Qorveh	69.1 km
Nūrābād	82.3 km
Javānrūd	82.6 km
Sanandaj	83.4 km
Pasragad Branch	99.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Sanandaj Iran · 2025-11-20 10:53 UTC	85.2 km
M 4.3 Nahavand Iran · 2025-10-26 16:09 UTC	97.9 km

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