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Kohneh Forud Destination Guide
Touring Kohneh Forud in Iran
Kohneh Forud in the region of Razavi Khorasan is a city located in Iran - some 403 mi or ( 649 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital city .
Time in Kohneh Forud is now 11:49 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tavakkolabad, Kallar, Kolukhi, Yusef Khan, and Shurok-e Hajji. Being here already, consider visiting Tavakkolabad . Check out our recommendations for Kohneh Forud ? 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 10 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 19 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.