A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Ramhormoz in Iran. Id of earthquake: us700071q6. Event ids that are associated: us700071q6. The temblor was detected at 11:59:18 / 11:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 49.9008° East, 31.7534° North. The earthquake occurred 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 04/01/20 / 2020-01-04 08:29:18 / January 4, 2020 @ 8:29 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fārsān, Masjed Soleymān, Rāmhormoz (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Rāmhormoz (c. 38 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Fārsān (c. 25 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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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: 59 km NNE of Ramhormoz, Iran.
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