A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran on Monday. 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 11.2 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/11/17 / 2017-11-20 15:36:53 / November 20, 2017 @ 3:36 pm. Event id: us2000bvz9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bvz9. Exact location, longitude 45.7393° East, latitude 34.6412° North, depth = 11.2 km. The temblor was detected at 19:06:53 / 7:06 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (40 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Javānrūd (c. 38 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pāveh (c. 17 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mandalī, Javānrūd, Pāveh (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 22 km NNW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran.
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