A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb in Iran on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 09/11/24 / 2024-11-09 05:21:23 / November 9, 2024 @ 5:21 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us7000nua5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nua5. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 46.2758° East, 34.3896° North. The temblor was picked up at 05:21:23 / 5:21 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (44 miles) from Kahrīz (c. 766 700 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Kermānshāh (c. 621 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Īlām (c. 140 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Kāmyārān (c. 61 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Īlām, Kāmyārān.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 38 km ESE of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran.
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