M6.0 earthquake near Ḩājjīābād, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 21 km W of Ḩājjīābād, Iran on 12 Apr 1971, 19:03 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 Ḩājjīābād, about 22 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.