A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/07/18 / 2018-07-24 19:58:29 / July 24, 2018 @ 7:58 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:58:29 / 10:58 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 45.5022 East, latitude 34.6969 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000gcz2. Unique identifier: us2000gcz2.
The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Tozkhurmato (c. 59 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Pāveh (c. 17 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pāveh, Tozkhurmato, (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 42 km NW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran.
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