A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Al Miqdadiyah in Iraq on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:13:14 / 6:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/17 / 2017-12-19 15:13:14 / December 19, 2017 @ 3:13 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000bzd4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bzd4. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 45.0621° East, 33.9389° North.
Close country/countries, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Baghdad (c. 5 672 500 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Baqubah (c. 152 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Khāliş (c. 70 000 pop), 12 km (8 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Balad (c. 42 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Baghdad, Balad, Kifrī (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 12 km ESE of Al Miqdadiyah, Iraq.
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