A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Mandali in Iraq on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 45.7751 East, latitude 33.7596 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/01/18 / 2018-01-11 07:55:01 / January 11, 2018 @ 7:55 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ci4f. Id of event: us2000ci4f. The temblor was detected at 11:25:01 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Al Miqdādīyah, Mehrān, Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Īlām (c. 140 900 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Mehrān (c. 11 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 20 km E of Mandali, Iraq.
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