A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Qūchān in Iran on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/05/24 / 2024-05-03 12:07:29 / May 3, 2024 @ 12:07 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.645 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 58.3044 East, latitude 37.2146 North, depth = 11.645 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000mvzf. Event ids that are associated: us6000mvzf. The temblor was reported at 12:07:29 / 12:07 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop), Turkmenistan (c. 4 941 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bojnūrd, Ashgabat, Annau (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Ashgabat (c. 727 700 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Bojnūrd (c. 192 000 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Qūchān (c. 111 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Esfarāyen (c. 59 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Annau (c. 27 500 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 was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 21 km WNW of Qūchān, Iran.
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