M5.3 earthquake near Kahnūj, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran on 27 Mar 2020, 06:40 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 Kahnūj, about 66 km away in Kerman, Iran.