M6.0 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 62 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 14 Nov 2021, 12:07 UTC at a depth of 9 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. 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 62 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.