A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Rafsanjan in Iran. Id of earthquake: us2000a80f. Event ids that are associated: us2000a80f. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/17 / 2017-08-14 11:14:40 / August 14, 2017 @ 11:14 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.59 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:44:40 / 2:44 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 18.59 km, 56.1748° East, 30.373° North.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kermān, Shahrak-e Pābedānā, Bardsīr. Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Kermān (c. 577 500 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Rafsanjān (c. 147 700 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Zarand (c. 59 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Bardsīr (c. 37 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Shahrak-e Pābedānā (c. 6 500 pop).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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: 17 km ESE of Rafsanjan, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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