A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Semnan in Iran on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/10/24 / 2024-10-05 19:15:33 / October 5, 2024 @ 7:15 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 52.9923° East, 35.2905° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nwr9. Id of event: us6000nwr9. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:15:33 / 7:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Semnān (c. 124 800 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār (c. 49 500 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Damāvand (c. 29 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Mahdishahr (c. 21 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Damāvand, Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār, Mahdishahr (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 48 km SW of Semnan, Iran.
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