A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Mandali in Iraq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000k8g1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k8g1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 45.7448 East, latitude 33.6698 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:46:14 / 1:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/04/19 / 2019-04-01 10:16:14 / April 1, 2019 @ 10:16 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 102 km (64 miles) from Baqubah (c. 152 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Īlām (c. 140 900 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Mehrān (c. 11 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Baqubah, Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Al Miqdādīyah.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 19 km ESE of Mandali, Iraq.
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