M6.6 earthquake near Baravāt, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Bam, Iran on 26 Dec 2003, 01:56 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Baravāt, about 12 km away in Kerman, Iran.