M5.0 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 17 Oct 2023, 08:22 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 Bandar Abbas, about 58 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.