M6.6 earthquake near Māhān, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Kerman, Iran on 14 Mar 1998, 19:40 UTC at a depth of 9 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 32 km away in Kerman, Iran.