Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at unknown depth27 Feb 03:57 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeFeb 27, 2026 03:51:40 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Feb 27, 2026, at 07:21 am (GMT +3:30)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.4Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude34.442°N / 45.711°EKermanshah Province, IranAlso near: Iraq 12.8 km (8 mi) awaySeismic antipode34.442°S / 134.289°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoBijar Volcanic Field (229 km / 142 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 8.1°C (47 F), humidity: 42%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy6 minutes agoFeb 27, 2026 03:51 GMT / Feb 27, 2026 07:21 am (GMT +3:30)Lat / Lng: 34.442 / 45.711: Iran-Iraq Border RegionSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22756953',34.44200,45.71100,'6 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Iran-Iraq Border Region',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in IranNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Kelar, a city with more than 250,000 inhabitants in Iraq, in 41 km (26 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Iran, Tehran, 538 km (334 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry14 km (9 mi)E of epicenterSarpol-e Zahab(pop: 51,600)IV: LightKermanshah ProvinceIran41 km (26 mi)NW of epicenterKelar(pop: 250,000)III: WeakKalar District, Muhafazat as SulaymaniyahIraq74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterKifri(pop: 30,100)III: WeakQada' Kifri, DiyalaIraq79 km (49 mi)S of epicenterMandali(pop: 29,800)III: WeakQada Balad Ruz, DiyalaIraq84 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterJavanrud(pop: 38,700)III: WeakKermanshah ProvinceIran84 km (52 mi)SE of epicenterEslamabad-e Gharb(pop: 90,600)III: WeakKermanshah ProvinceIran86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterHalabja(pop: 57,300)III: WeakQada' Halabchah, Muhafazat as SulaymaniyahIraq88 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterAl Miqdadiyah(pop: 50,700)III: WeakAl-Muqdadiya District, DiyalaIraq89 km (55 mi)NE of epicenterPaveh(pop: 17,800)III: WeakKermanshah ProvinceIran110 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterTuz Khurmatu(pop: 59,900)II: Very weakTooz District, Muhafazat Salah ad DinIraq111 km (69 mi)SE of epicenterIlam(pop: 140,900)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran119 km (74 mi)E of epicenterKamyaran(pop: 61,600)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran125 km (78 mi)E of epicenterKermanshah(pop: 621,100)II: Very weakKermanshah ProvinceIran127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterMarivan(pop: 91,700)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran127 km (79 mi)SW of epicenterBaqubah(pop: 152,600)II: Very weakAl-Muqdadiya District, DiyalaIraq127 km (79 mi)N of epicenterSulaymaniyah(pop: 878,100)II: Very weakQada' as Sulaymaniyah, Muhafazat as SulaymaniyahIraq129 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterKhalis(pop: 70,000)II: Very weakAl-Muqdadiya District, DiyalaIraq145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterJamjamal(pop: 75,600)II: Very weakChamchamal District, Muhafazat as SulaymaniyahIraq152 km (95 mi)NE of epicenterSanandaj(pop: 349,200)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterKirkuk(pop: 1,031,000)II: Very weakKirkukIraq170 km (106 mi)W of epicenterSamarra'(pop: 158,500)II: Very weakAl-Daur District, Muhafazat Salah ad DinIraq172 km (107 mi)SW of epicenterBaghdad(pop: 7,216,000)II: Very weakAl Rusafa, Baghdad GovernorateIraq173 km (108 mi)E of epicenterHarsin(pop: 57,600)II: Very weakKermanshah ProvinceIran174 km (108 mi)N of epicenterBaneh(pop: 104,800)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran177 km (110 mi)E of epicenterSonqor(pop: 43,200)II: Very weakKermanshah ProvinceIran189 km (118 mi)SW of epicenterAbu Ghurayb(pop: 900,000)II: Very weakAbu Ghraib District, Baghdad GovernorateIraq192 km (119 mi)N of epicenterSardasht(pop: 46,400)II: Very weakWest Azerbaijan ProvinceIran198 km (123 mi)SW of epicenterAl Mahmudiyah(pop: 350,000)II: Very weakMahmudiya District, Baghdad GovernorateIraq202 km (126 mi)SE of epicenterKuhdasht(pop: 100,200)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran207 km (128 mi)E of epicenterKangavar(pop: 53,400)II: Very weakKermanshah ProvinceIran207 km (129 mi)N of epicenterSaqqez(pop: 151,200)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran208 km (129 mi)NE of epicenterQorveh(pop: 88,000)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran211 km (131 mi)SE of epicenterDarreh Shahr(pop: 25,000)II: Very weakIR.10.449461, Ilam ProvinceIran212 km (132 mi)E of epicenterNurabad(pop: 73,500)II: Very weakLorestan ProvinceIran224 km (139 mi)E of epicenterAsadabad(pop: 59,600)II: Very weakHamadan ProvinceIran234 km (145 mi)NE of epicenterBijar(pop: 53,900)II: Very weakKurdistan ProvinceIran236 km (146 mi)N of epicenterBukan(pop: 213,300)II: Very weakWest Azerbaijan ProvinceIran242 km (150 mi)SE of epicenterDehloran(pop: 46,000)II: Very weakIlam ProvinceIran252 km (157 mi)NE of epicenterTakab(pop: 51,500)II: Very weakWest Azerbaijan ProvinceIran538 km (334 mi)E of epicenterTehran(pop: 7,153,300)I: Not feltTehran ProvinceIranNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-02-27EpicenterAgency4.4210 km6.2 mi(*)03:51:40.6Iran-Iraq Border RegionGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Feb 27, 2026 07:21 am (GMT +3:30)6 minutes ago4.410 km0 km - This quakeIran-Iraq Border RegionMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 135 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.45 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 24.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 71 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 136 quakes per year (or 11.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake