M5.0 earthquake near Khūrmūj, Bushehr

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 88 km ESE of Bushehr, Iran on 6 Jan 2019, 04:48 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 Khūrmūj, about 25 km away in Bushehr, Iran.