M4.4 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 14 Jul 2016, 16:17 UTC at a depth of 27 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. 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.