A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Shah Pasand in Iran. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:30:46 / 2:30 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/08/18 / 2018-08-10 23:00:46 / August 10, 2018 @ 11:00 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 55.0108° East, 36.7901° North, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: us1000g6n2. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g6n2. 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).
Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Gorgān (c. 244 900 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Shahrud (c. 131 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Gonbad-e Kāvūs (c. 131 400 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Dāmghān (c. 67 700 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Āzādshahr (c. 47 600 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Kalāleh (c. 33 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dāmghān, Kalāleh, Āq Qāyeh.
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 36 km SSW of Shah Pasand, Iran.
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