M6.0 earthquake near Fīrūzkūh, Tehran

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 36 km E of Soleh Bon, Iran on 20 Jan 1990, 01:27 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Fīrūzkūh, about 19 km away in Tehran, Iran.