A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Borāzjān in Iran. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p6pu. Id of event: us6000p6pu. Global time and date of event 21/11/24 / 2024-11-21 04:59:15 / November 21, 2024 @ 4:59 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 51.2955 East, latitude 29.3143 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 04:59:15 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Khārk, Nūrābād, Bandar-e Ganāveh (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (36 miles) from Bandar-e Būshehr (c. 165 400 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Kāzerūn (c. 94 500 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Borāzjān (c. 86 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Nūrābād (c. 64 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Bandar-e Ganāveh (c. 52 800 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Khārk (c. 8 200 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 three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 8 km ENE of Borāzjān, Iran.
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