M5.8 earthquake near Salmās, West Azerbaijan

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Salm?s, Iran on 23 Feb 2020, 05:53 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 Salmās, about 41 km away in West Azerbaijan, Iran.