Significant 5.0 quake hits near Mohr, Fars, Iran

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Mohr, Fars, Iran, was reported only 9 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Friday, January 23rd, 2026, at 2:18 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0 as well. A third agency, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Khasht (pop. 9,600) located 8 km from the epicenter, Eshkanan (pop. 9,100) 25 km away, Beyram (pop. 7,300) 26 km away, and Bala Deh (pop. 6,200) 28 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mohr (pop. 35,000) located 58 km from the epicenter, and Gerash (pop. 25,300) 90 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 23, 2026 02:48 pm (Tehran time) local time (23 Jan 2026 11:18 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.24°N / 53.36°E (Fars, Iran)
Primary data source: GFZ
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