M6.4 earthquake near Kalāleh, Golestan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran on 30 Jul 1970, 00:52 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Kalāleh, about 53 km away in Golestan, Iran.