M5.1 earthquake near Ḩājjīābād, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran on 22 Jan 2016, 20:51 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Ḩājjīābād, about 60 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.