A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Khvoy in Iran on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us2000660w. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000660w. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:27:00 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 16:57:00 / June 22, 2016 @ 4:57 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 44.8588° East, 38.4788° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yaycı, Başkale, Culfa (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Azerbaijan (c. 8 304 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop), Turkey (c. 77 804 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 11 km (7 miles) from Khvoy (c. 175 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Marand (c. 124 200 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Salmās (c. 81 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from (c. 31 900 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Başkale (c. 14 500 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Culfa (c. 10 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 11 km SW of Khvoy, Iran.
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