M6.1 earthquake near Māhān, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 80 km NW of Bam, Iran on 5 Jul 1948, 13:53 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 69 km away in Kerman, Iran.