A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Mandali in Iraq on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 45.759 East, latitude 33.6132 North, depth = 10 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:42:58 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000cif2. Id of event: us1000cif2. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 21:12:58 / January 26, 2018 @ 9:12 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Īlām (c. 140 900 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop), 66 km (41 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). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Al Miqdādīyah, Mehrān, Īlām.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 24 km SE of Mandali, Iraq.
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