5.6
EarthquakeExtremePAGER: red
M5.6 earthquake near Khūy, West Azerbaijan
1302 d ago · 24 Mar 2023, 03:16 UTC 13 km SW of Khowy, Iran
What happened
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Khowy, Iran on 24 Mar 2023, 03:16 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Khūy, about 13 km away in West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.