Earthquake details

Sunday, May 16, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 23:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 55.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.746 and latitude 37.303.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.303, 56.746
UTC time	2021-05-16 23:04:56.799

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-05-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	55.0 km
Esfarāyen	72.4 km
Shīrvān	105.3 km
Kalāleh	111.2 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	139.9 km
Āzādshahr	141.6 km
Sabzawār	147.4 km
Abadan	152.8 km
Qūchān	157.9 km
Ashgabat	161.3 km
Shahrud	185.8 km
Gorgan	210.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Bojnourd

Iran · 2026-06-25 06:28 UTC

17.0 km

M 4.1

Bojnourd

Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC

29.4 km

M 4.1

Bojnourd

Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC

37.1 km

M 4.8

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-22 12:43 UTC

74.3 km

M 4.6

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-21 23:58 UTC

65.5 km

M 4.3

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-21 23:51 UTC

62.8 km

M 4.0

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-10 22:16 UTC

30.5 km

M 4.4

Bojnourd

Iran · 2023-09-29 12:25 UTC

27.1 km

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