A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Gerash in Iran on Friday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:48:44 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 54.2615° East, 27.1165° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000ggvw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ggvw. Global time and date of event 24/08/18 / 2018-08-24 18:18:44 / August 24, 2018 @ 6:18 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Gerāsh (c. 25 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Bandar-e Lengeh (c. 22 800 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Kīsh (c. 20 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bandar-e Lengeh, Kīsh, Gerāsh (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 62 km SSE of Gerash, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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