A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Ramhormoz in Iran on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us1000eehz. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eehz. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 50.0021° East, 31.6263° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/18 / 2018-05-30 08:34:17 / May 30, 2018 @ 8:34 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:04:17 / 12:04 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Rāmhormoz (c. 38 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Fārsān (c. 25 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fārsān, Masjed Soleymān, Rāmhormoz.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 53 km NE of Ramhormoz, Iran.
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