M6.4 earthquake near Esfarāyen, North Khorasan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Esfar?yen, Iran on 17 Sept 1923, 07:09 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Esfarāyen, about 33 km away in North Khorasan, Iran.