M6.5 earthquake near Bojnūrd, North Khorasan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Turkmenistan-Iran border region on 4 Feb 1997, 10:37 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bojnūrd, about 21 km away in North Khorasan, Iran.