M5.0 earthquake near Qīr, Fars

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 74 km NNE of Mohr, Iran on 6 Jan 2017, 02:33 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Qīr, about 32 km away in Fars, Iran.