M5.1 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 6 Jul 2016, 23:58 UTC at a depth of 16 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 54 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.