A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Shushtar in Iran on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/01/18 / 2018-01-09 23:12:54 / January 9, 2018 @ 11:12 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:42:54 / 2:42 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 48.7839° East, 31.8341° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000c2x9. Event ids that are associated: us1000c2x9.
Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Ahvaz (c. 841 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Shūshtar (c. 77 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Shūsh (c. 52 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Sūsangerd (c. 41 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shūsh, Sūsangerd, Ahvaz (min 5000 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km SSW of Shushtar, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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