A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Bandar-e Lengeh in Iran on Saturday. Unique identifier: us6000mu0c. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000mu0c. The temblor was reported at 00:08:04 / 12:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/24 / 2024-04-20 00:08:04 / April 20, 2024 @ 12:08 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 55.0292 East, latitude 26.6153 North, depth = 10 km. 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).
Close country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bandar-e Lengeh. The epicenter was 16 km (10 miles) from Bandar-e Lengeh (c. 22 800 pop).
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. 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 has struck near.
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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. 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: 16 km ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran.
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