May 13, 2017 Earthquake: Khorasan, Iran
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Khorasan, Iran on May 13, 2017 at 18:00:59 UTC, 8 km below the surface. It killed 3 people.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 13, 2017
- Time
- 18:00:59 UTC
- Place
- Khorasan, Iran
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.769° N, 57.206° E
- Country
- Iran
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 417
- Damage
- $2 million
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Houses damaged
- Very many (over 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Iran's North Khorasan province killed two people and injured 400 people. The quake, which struck at 22:31 local time on Saturday in and around the city of Bojnurd, North Khorasan province, killed a 54-year-old woman and a teenage girl. According to Morteza Salimi, the head of the Red Crescent Society's rescue and relief organization, the earthquake hit 3 cities and 97 villages of the province which 14 villages suffered up to 70 percent damage. (reference #11814)
At least 3 people killed, 400 injured and many buildings damaged or destroyed in Khorasan-e Shomali. Bicnord, Khorasan Shamali, Iran - CDI: 7; Chenaran, Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran - CDI: 4; Annau, Ahal, Turkmenistan - CDI: 4; Asgabat, Asgabat, Turkmenistan - CDI: 4; Meshed, Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran - CDI: 4(reference #13456)
3 deaths, 417 injured, 2 million USD in total damages (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 5, 1948, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
- November 17, 1893, Quchan, Mashhad, Bojnurd, Iran
- November 18, 1667, Shirvan, Shamkha, Iran
- August 20, 943, Nisa, Turkmenistan
- January 6, 1872, Quchan, Iran
- May 1, 1929, Kopet-Dagh, Iran
- December 23, 1871, Quchan, Iran
- February 22, 1852, Khabushan (NW Kuchan), Iran
- January 17, 1895, Quchan, Iran
- April 2, 1879, Bojnurd, Iran
- July 30, 1970, Karnaveh, Marev, Iran
- September 17, 1923, Bodzhnurd, Qaleh Jaq Kmen, Iran
- February 4, 1997, Bojnurd, Shirvan, Esfarayen, Iran
- January 3, 1969, NE Khurasan Province, Iran
- August 21, 1928, Shirvan, Iran
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10249.