A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Fereydunshahr in Iran. Event id: us1000i18n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000i18n. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:46:17 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 49.8421° East, 32.633° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 17:16:17 / December 3, 2018 @ 5:16 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 93 km (57 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Alīgūdarz (c. 91 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Fārsān (c. 25 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Khvānsār (c. 21 100 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Fareydūnshahr (c. 11 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Masjed Soleymān, Alīgūdarz, Fārsān (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 43 km SW of Fereydunshahr, Iran.
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