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Farkhan-e Bala in the region of Razavi Khorasan is a town located in Iran - some 407 mi or ( 655 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital .
Local time in Farkhan-e Bala is now 02:52 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tavakkolabad, Hey Hey, Farrokhabad, Farkhan-e Kohneh, and Farkhan-e Shahrah. When in this area, you might want to check out Tavakkolabad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Farkhan-e Bala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
1895 Quchan earthquake
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 (Destructive) 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. It was the last in a sequence of major damaging earthquakes that struck the area between 1851 and 1895.
Located at 37.10 58.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
1893 Quchan earthquake
The 1893 Quchan earthquake occurred at about 19:30 local time on 17 November. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.6 on the surface wave magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It caused severe damage in Quchan County, particularly to the town of Quchan itself and there were an estimated 18,000 casualties.
Located at 37.20 58.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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