M6.2 earthquake near Baravāt, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 119 km SSE of Bam, Iran on 27 Jan 2011, 08:38 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Baravāt, about 114 km away in Kerman, Iran.