M5.0 earthquake near Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 30 Dec 2019, 13:49 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 Bandar Abbas, about 34 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.