M5.6 earthquake near ‘Anbarābād, Kerman

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 131 km SSE of Bam, Iran on 5 Aug 2025, 05:06 UTC at a depth of 77 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is ‘Anbarābād, about 123 km away in Kerman, Iran.