M4.1 earthquake near Qūchān, Razavi Khorasan

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Q?ch?n, Iran on 14 Mar 2016, 17:26 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Qūchān, about 29 km away in Razavi Khorasan, Iran.