Quchan Earthquake of 17 January 1895, Ms 6.8
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 770 casualties. It was the last in a sequence of major damaging earthquakes that struck the area between 1851 and 1895.
The most important worldwide earthquakes (M>7) of this day
| Date | Time | Y | X | Depth | Mw | Region | Refrence |
| 1864/1/17 | 30.60 | 57.00 | 6.0 | Kerman | Amb | ||
| 1895/1/17 | 37.10 | 58.40 | 6.8 | Quchan | Amb | ||
| 1922/1/17 | 3:50:28 | -3.025 | -71.398 | 475 | 7.9 | northern Peru | USGS |
| 1940/1/17 | 1:14:56 | 17.121 | 148.044 | 15 | 7.5 | Mariana Islands region | USGS |
| 1983/1/17 | 12:41:30 | 38.026 | 20.228 | 14.3 | 7 | Greece | USGS |