M4.4 earthquake near ‘Anbarābād, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Bam, Iran on 20 May 2016, 11:59 UTC at a depth of 99 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is ‘Anbarābād, about 73 km away in Kerman, Iran.