A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Javanrud in Iran on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/07/18 / 2018-07-15 07:11:01 / July 15, 2018 @ 7:11 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 46.2192° East, 34.6174° North, depth 10 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:41:01 / 10:41 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000g5gu. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000g5gu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kermānshāh, Kahrīz, Kāmyārān (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Kahrīz (c. 766 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Kermānshāh (c. 621 100 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Kāmyārān (c. 61 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Javānrūd (c. 38 700 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Pāveh (c. 17 800 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 eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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: 33 km SW of Javanrud, Iran.
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