A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Taybad in Iran. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:33:06 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/01/20 / 2020-01-02 10:03:06 / January 2, 2020 @ 10:03 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 60.3766° East, 34.164° North. Event id: us70006th1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006th1.
Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Tāybād (c. 37 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Kafir Qala (c. 18 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Kuhsān (c. 12 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kuhsān, Kafir Qala, Tāybād (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 73 km SSW of Taybad, Iran.
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