M5.6 earthquake near Āshkhāneh, North Khorasan

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Bojn?rd, Iran on 13 May 2017, 18:00 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Āshkhāneh, about 34 km away in North Khorasan, Iran.