What the records say
- When
- 17 Jan 1895
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 37.10° N, 58.40° E
- Deaths
- 1000
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1895 Quchan earthquake
Earthquake in Iran
The 1895 Quchan earthquake occurred at about 11:30 local time on 17 January. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.8 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused severe damage in Quchan County, particularly to the town of Quchan itself and there were an estimated 1,000–11,000 casualties.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes northeastern Iran near the town of Quchan and causes at least 1,000 deaths”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page