A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Mandali in Iraq. The temblor was picked up at 00:07:20 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us60007ig7. Event ids that are associated: us60007ig7. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/01/20 / 2020-01-28 20:37:20 / January 28, 2020 @ 8:37 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 45.7296° East, 33.8212° North, depth 10 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Baqubah, Mehrān, Al Miqdādīyah (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Baqubah (c. 152 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Īlām (c. 140 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Mehrān (c. 11 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop).
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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
Did you feel it?
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: 18 km ENE of Mandali, Iraq.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply