A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 113 km N of Minab, Iran (70 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 57.1135° East, 28.1722° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/17 / 2017-12-23 22:58:15 / December 23, 2017 @ 10:58 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bvh9. Id of event: us1000bvh9. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:28:15 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter).
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 113 km N of Minab, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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