A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Taybad in Iran. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 60.2871° East, latitude 34.1449° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 07:59:06 / 7:59 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006tev. Id of event: us70006tev. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/01/20 / 2020-01-02 04:29:06 / January 2, 2020 @ 4:29 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Tāybād (c. 37 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Kafir Qala (c. 18 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Kuhsān (c. 12 100 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Tīr Pul (c. 7 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tīr Pul, Kuhsān, Kafir Qala.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 79 km SW of Taybad, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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