M6.7 earthquake near Qā’en, South Khorasan Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Q?’en, Iran on 16 Jan 1979, 09:50 UTC at a depth of 33 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 33 km away in South Khorasan Province, Iran.