M4.0 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 30 Oct 2022, 00:49 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bandar-e Khamīr, about 41 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.