M4.6 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 45 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran on 16 Feb 2020, 12:24 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-e Khamīr, about 32 km away in Hormozgan, Iran.