M6.5 earthquake near Neyshābūr, Razavi Khorasan

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Neysh?b?r, Iran on 4 May 1940, 21:01 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 Neyshābūr, about 58 km away in Razavi Khorasan, Iran.