M6.6 earthquake near Qīr, Fars

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Fīrūzābād, Iran on 10 Apr 1972, 02:06 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 Qīr, about 25 km away in Fars, Iran.