A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 08:45:40 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000cm27. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cm27. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/01/18 / 2018-01-21 05:45:40 / January 21, 2018 @ 5:45 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 45.6429° East, 34.6459° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Javānrūd, Pāveh, (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Javānrūd (c. 38 700 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Pāveh (c. 17 800 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 twelve, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 28 km NW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran.
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