A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Mandali in Iraq on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ci3y. Id of event: us2000ci3y. 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). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 45.7639° East, 33.8494° North. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:44:16 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/01/18 / 2018-01-11 07:14:16 / January 11, 2018 @ 7:14 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Baqubah, Mehrān, Al Miqdādīyah (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 104 km (65 miles) from Baqubah (c. 152 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Īlām (c. 140 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Mehrān (c. 11 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-five 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 22 km ENE of Mandali, Iraq.
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