M6.3 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 24 Apr 1949, 04:22 UTC at a depth of 15 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 22 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.