What the records say
- When
- 25 May 1923
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Coordinates
- 35.21° N, 59.12° E
- Description
- 1923 Torbat-e Heydarieh earthquake.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1923 Torbat-e Heydarieh earthquake.
1923 Torbat-e Heydarieh earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 1923 Torbat-e Heydarieh earthquake occurred in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran on 25 May. The Mw 6.0 earthquake, which had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), completely levelled the village of Quzan. The earthquake killed an estimated 2,200 people.
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