6.2
EarthquakeMajor
M6.2 earthquake near Bardaskan, Razavi Khorasan
39653 d ago · 24 Mar 1918, 23:15 UTC 13 km S of Bardaskan, Iran
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 13 km S of Bardaskan, Iran on 24 Mar 1918, 23:15 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 Bardaskan, about 13 km away in Razavi Khorasan, Iran.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.