M4.7 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 62 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 17 Jun 2019, 13:32 UTC at a depth of 10 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 63 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.