A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Bam in Iran on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 20:16:57 / November 16, 2018 @ 8:16 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 58.1863° East, 28.2441° North. 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). The temblor was detected at 23:46:57 / 11:46 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hsxh. Id of event: us1000hsxh.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bam (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 97 km (60 miles) from Bam (c. 99 300 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 96 km S of Bam, Iran.
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