A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Borazjan in Iran. The temblor was picked up at 06:49:13 / 6:49 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70006w6m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006w6m. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/20 / 2020-01-08 03:19:13 / January 8, 2020 @ 3:19 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 51.2723° East, 29.1141° North, depth 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Khārk, Bandar-e Ganāveh, Kāzerūn (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Bandar-e Būshehr (c. 165 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Kāzerūn (c. 94 500 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Borāzjān (c. 86 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Bandar-e Ganāveh (c. 52 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Khārk (c. 8 200 pop).
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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 17 km SSE of Borazjan, Iran.
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