M5.6 earthquake near Baravāt, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 127 km SE of Bam, Iran on 7 Sept 2018, 06:23 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 Baravāt, about 121 km away in Kerman, Iran.