A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Rāmhormoz in Iran on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, 49.7122° East, 31.5363° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:42:05 / 2:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 16/07/24 / 2024-07-16 02:42:05 / July 16, 2024 @ 2:42 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000mzgz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mzgz.
Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Omīdīyeh (c. 47 000 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Rāmhormoz (c. 38 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Rāmshīr (c. 19 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Omīdīyeh, Rāmshīr, Masjed Soleymān. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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