A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Nowshahr in Iran. The temblor was picked up at 16:00:55 / 4:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 51.4801° East, 36.6234° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/20 / 2020-05-25 16:00:55 / May 25, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a4cy. Id of event: us6000a4cy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Āmol (c. 199 400 pop), 6 km (4 miles) from Chālūs (c. 69 600 pop), 3 km (2 miles) from Nowshahr (c. 40 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Tonekābon (c. 37 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Fereydūnkenār (c. 34 100 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Nashtā Rūd (c. 5 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fereydūnkenār, Āmol, Tonekābon (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km SSW of Nowshahr, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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