A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Lar in Iran on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 14:54:49 / 2:54 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20006hr1. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006hr1. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/07/16 / 2016-07-26 10:24:49 / July 26, 2016 @ 10:24 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.44 km (19 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 54.5224° East, 27.7251° North, depth 30.44 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gerāsh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 39 km (24 miles) from Gerāsh (c. 25 300 pop).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 18 km ENE of Lar, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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