A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbas in Iran on Friday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:11:56 / 6:11 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/19 / 2019-05-10 02:41:56 / May 10, 2019 @ 2:41 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 56.0492° East, 27.5261° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: us70003j5j. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003j5j.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Qeshm, Bandar ‘Abbās (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 44 km (27 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbās (c. 352 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Qeshm (c. 25 000 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 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 44 km NNW of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran.
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