M5.5 earthquake near Kīsh, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 23 km NE of K?sh, Iran on 15 Jun 2022, 06:06 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Kīsh, about 23 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.