Earthquake details

Saturday, May 13, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 18:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 34.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.206 and latitude 37.769.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.0 km
Coordinates	37.769, 57.206
UTC time	2017-05-13 18:00:59.520

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	34.5 km
Shīrvān	76.1 km
Esfarāyen	81.7 km
Abadan	92.7 km
Ashgabat	105.4 km
Qūchān	136.9 km
Kalāleh	157.2 km
Sabzawār	178.4 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	189.1 km
Āzādshahr	195.2 km
Chenārān	210.9 km
Neyshabur	223.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	126.5 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	72.4 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	91.4 km

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