A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 100 km N of Minab, Iran (62 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:29:16 / 6:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 57.2421 East, latitude 28.0422 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us1000dr9p. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dr9p. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/04/18 / 2018-04-24 14:59:16 / April 24, 2018 @ 2:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 100 km N of Minab, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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