M5.1 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 51 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 16 Feb 2020, 12:30 UTC at a depth of 9 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-e Khamīr, about 27 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.