M6.1 earthquake near Qā’en, South Khorasan Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 55 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran on 26 Sept 1947, 03:04 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 Qā’en, about 55 km away in South Khorasan Province, Iran.