A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Fereydunshahr in Iran on Sunday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:17:41 / 10:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.51 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 22/01/17 / 2017-01-22 06:47:41 / January 22, 2017 @ 6:47 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us10007usi. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007usi. Exact location of event, longitude 49.6956 East, latitude 32.5746 North, depth = 34.51 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Alīgūdarz (c. 91 000 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Shūshtar (c. 77 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Fārsān (c. 25 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Khvānsār (c. 21 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Fareydūnshahr (c. 11 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shūshtar, Khvānsār, Alīgūdarz.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 56 km SW of Fereydunshahr, Iran.
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