A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Zahedan in Iran on Saturday. The epicenter was 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). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:33:33 / 7:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 04:03:33 / August 11, 2018 @ 4:03 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g6s1. Id of event: us1000g6s1. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 60.6721° East, 30.1573° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Zahedan (c. 552 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zahedan (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 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 have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 75 km NNW of Zahedan, Iran.
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