A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Bandar Bushehr in Iran. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:02:35 / 4:02 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007ua8. Event ids that are associated: us10007ua8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 50.82 East, latitude 29.2487 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 00:32:35 / January 2, 2017 @ 12:32 am.
The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Bandar-e Būshehr (c. 165 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Borāzjān (c. 86 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Bandar-e Ganāveh (c. 52 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Khārk (c. 8 200 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khārk, Bandar-e Ganāveh, Borāzjān (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 31 km N of Bandar Bushehr, Iran.
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