A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Abdanan in Iran. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20006643. Unique identifier: us20006643. The temblor was reported at 03:44:25 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 23:14:25 / June 22, 2016 @ 11:14 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 47.3844° East, 33.0783° North, depth 10 km.
The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Kūhdasht (c. 100 200 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Dehlorān (c. 46 000 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Darreh Shahr (c. 25 000 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from ‘Alī al Gharbī (c. 19 700 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Ābdānān (c. 19 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was ‘Alī al Gharbī, Kūhdasht, Dehlorān. Close country/countries, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 10 km NNW of Abdanan, Iran.
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