A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Javanrud in Iran. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/07/18 / 2018-07-24 08:46:12 / July 24, 2018 @ 8:46 am. Event id: us2000gcfz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000gcfz. Exact location, longitude 46.2547° East, latitude 34.5762° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 12:16:12 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 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).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kermānshāh, Kahrīz, . Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Kahrīz (c. 766 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Kermānshāh (c. 621 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Kāmyārān (c. 61 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Javānrūd (c. 38 700 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 four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 34 km SW of Javanrud, Iran.
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