A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Shahrud in Iran. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/07/18 / 2018-07-06 09:57:20 / July 6, 2018 @ 9:57 am. The earthquake occurred 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). Event id: us2000fy3s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fy3s. The temblor was detected at 13:27:20 / 1:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 55.0107 East, latitude 35.8252 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Shahrud (c. 131 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Dāmghān (c. 67 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dāmghān, Shahrud (min 5000 pop).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km S of Shahrud, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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