A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 45.4454° East, 34.5033° North, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000cm1f. Event ids that are associated: us2000cm1f. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/01/18 / 2018-01-21 02:19:37 / January 21, 2018 @ 2:19 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:19:37 / 5:19 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Tozkhurmato (c. 59 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tozkhurmato, Mandalī.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days seventy-nine 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 38 km W of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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