A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Taybad in Iran on Friday. 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 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 07:23:55 / 7:23 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/20 / 2020-01-17 03:53:55 / January 17, 2020 @ 3:53 am. Exact location, longitude 60.4318° East, latitude 34.0335° North, depth = 35 km. Event id: us700071gz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700071gz.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kafir Qala, Tāybād (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Afghanistan (c. 29 121 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Tāybād (c. 37 500 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Kafir Qala (c. 18 100 pop).
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 three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 84 km SSW of Taybad, Iran.
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