Lahijan Earthquake of 3 February 1678, Ms6.5

Lahijan Earthquake of 3 February 1678, Ms6.5

On February 3, 1678, an earthquake of magnitude Ms=6.6 and epicentral coordination of 37.2N and 50E occurred in Lahijan. It destroyed at Lahijan the Mesdjid-i-Djame and its minarets, together with many sanctuaries, public baths, bridges and a very large number of houses. Many Shocks continued for ten hours.