6.3
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M6.3 earthquake near Nowshahr, Māzandarān
8176 d ago · 28 May 2004, 12:38 UTC 41 km SSE of Nowshahr, Iran
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 41 km SSE of Nowshahr, Iran on 28 May 2004, 12:38 UTC at a depth of 17 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 Nowshahr, about 41 km away in Māzandarān, Iran.
Timeline
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.