M5.0 earthquake near Shiraz, Fars

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 38 km W of Shiraz, Iran on 28 Jan 2020, 15:24 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 Shiraz, about 39 km away in Fars, Iran.