A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbas in Iran. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:07:04 / 4:07 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35.57 km (22 miles). Global time and date of event 11/11/17 / 2017-11-11 00:37:04 / November 11, 2017 @ 12:37 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 56.6919 East, latitude 27.517 North, depth = 35.57 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bluh. Id of event: us2000bluh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbās (c. 352 200 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Mīnāb (c. 70 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Qeshm (c. 25 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Qeshm, Mīnāb, Bandar ‘Abbās.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. 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: 54 km NE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran.
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