1997 Qayen earthquake
The Qayen earthquake struck northern Iran’s Khorasan Province in the vicinity of Qaen on May 10, 1997 at 07: 57 UTC. The earthquake registered 7. 3 on the moment magnitude scale and was centered approximately 270 kilometers south of Mashhad on the village of Ardekul. It devastated the Birjand–Qayen region, killing 1,567 and injuring more than 2,300. Damage was eventually...
