A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Khvoy in Iran. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.84 km (17 miles). Event id: us20003k3j. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003k3j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 23:42:22 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 44.6361° East, 38.5808° North, depth 27.84 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 19:12:22 / September 16, 2015 @ 7:12 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Khvoy (c. 175 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Salmās (c. 81 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from (c. 31 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Başkale (c. 14 500 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Özalp (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Başkale, Özalp, .
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 27 km W of Khvoy, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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