Earthquake details

Monday, May 17, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Iran on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Iran - IR), about 57.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 56.706 and latitude 37.335.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	7.0 km
Coordinates	37.335, 56.706
UTC time	2021-05-17 00:54:01.149

Location	Bojnourd
Country	Iran (IR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	57.3 km
Esfarāyen	76.9 km
Kalāleh	107.4 km
Shīrvān	108.5 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	136.6 km
Āzādshahr	138.7 km
Sabzawār	152.3 km
Abadan	153.8 km
Qūchān	161.9 km
Ashgabat	162.9 km
Shahrud	184.7 km
Gorgan	208.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Qūchān Iran · 2025-12-06 16:46 UTC	145.5 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-12-03 21:51 UTC	24.5 km
M 4.1 Bojnourd Iran · 2025-11-20 20:56 UTC	33.4 km

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