A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Shadegan in Iran on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us70004mqv. Event ids that are associated: us70004mqv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/07/19 / 2019-07-17 22:45:35 / July 17, 2019 @ 10:45 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:15:35 / 2:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 48.7252° East, 30.9711° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rāmhormoz, Sūsangerd, Abadan. The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Ahvaz (c. 841 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Abadan (c. 370 200 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Khorramshahr (c. 330 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Sūsangerd (c. 41 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Rāmhormoz (c. 38 800 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Shādegān (c. 37 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
How would you describe the shaking?
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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 36 km N of Shadegan, Iran.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply