Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 17:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rāvar (Iran - IR), about 53.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.259 and latitude 31.384.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	31.384, 56.259
UTC time	2017-12-21 17:04:46.580

Location	Zarand
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rāvar	53.6 km
Zarand	69.9 km
Bāfq	84.9 km
Rafsanjān	111.7 km
Kerman	145.4 km
Bardsīr	165.4 km
Shahr-e Bābak	178.4 km
Yazd	188.2 km
Sīrjān	222.2 km
Meybod	233.0 km
Ardakān	235.7 km
Tabas	254.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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