M5.3 earthquake near Āshkhāneh, North Khorasan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 55 km WSW of Bojn?rd, Iran on 16 May 2021, 23:04 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 Āshkhāneh, about 33 km away in North Khorasan, Iran.