M6.9 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 21 Mar 1977, 21:18 UTC at a depth of 29 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 Bandar Abbas, about 48 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.