A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Tabas in Iran on Thursday. The epicenter was 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 location, longitude 57.2308° East, latitude 33.205° North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/02/20 / 2020-02-12 23:46:21 / February 12, 2020 @ 11:46 pm. The temblor was picked up at 03:16:21 / 3:16 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70007p2m. Id of event: us70007p2m.
Close country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tabas. Epicenter of the event was 52 km (32 miles) from Tabas (c. 50 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 51 km SSE of Tabas, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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