A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbas in Iran. Global time and date of event 18/04/18 / 2018-04-18 01:11:27 / April 18, 2018 @ 1:11 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000e1xy. Id of event: us2000e1xy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 56.6511° East, 27.5963° North, depth 10 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:41:27 / 4:41 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 58 km (36 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbās (c. 352 200 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Mīnāb (c. 70 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Qeshm (c. 25 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Qeshm, Mīnāb, Bandar ‘Abbās (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 58 km NE of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran.
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