6.2
EarthquakeMajor
M6.2 earthquake near Ferdows, South Khorasan Province
21229 d ago · 1 Sept 1968, 07:27 UTC 60 km SW of Gonābād, Iran
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 60 km SW of Gonābād, Iran on 1 Sept 1968, 07:27 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 Ferdows, about 1 km away in South Khorasan Province, 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.