M5.1 earthquake near Ḩājjīābād, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 79 km SW of ??jj??b?d, Iran on 21 Feb 2023, 06:05 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 Ḩājjīābād, about 79 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.