Talarrud Earthquake of 4 March 1935, Mw=6

Talarrud Earthquake of 4 March 1935, Mw=6

In the early afternoon of 4 March 1935, an earthquake with a magnitude of M=6 occurred in the East of Talarrud region with the epicentral coordinates of 35.91N and 53.21E. The earthquake ruined 8 sparsely populated villages in the Mazandaran province, damaging 19 other villages and killing about 60 people. The event also made intensive damages to  the railway line which was under-construction in the Talarrud Valley. In addition, many rockfalls blocked the road out of the valley, killing 46 workers. The earthquakes was felt in great distances, mainly to the northwest, in the Shahsavar and Gorgan and throughout the south coast of the Caspian sea.