M6.9 earthquake near Qā’en, South Khorasan Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 52 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran on 23 Sept 1947, 12:28 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 52 km away in South Khorasan Province, Iran.