M6.0 earthquake near Māhān, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 81 km ESE of Kerman, Iran on 2 Jan 1934, 20:55 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 Māhān, about 54 km away in Kerman, Iran.