M5.4 earthquake near Āb Pakhsh, Bushehr

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 49 km N of Bor?zj?n, Iran on 18 Jul 2021, 14:34 UTC at a depth of 9 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Āb Pakhsh, about 39 km away in Bushehr, Iran.