A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Masjed Soleymān in Iran on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude 49.5045 East, latitude 31.8473 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 05:38:47 / 5:38 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 05:38:47 / December 5, 2024 @ 5:38 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000nw1s. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nw1s.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Event epicenter was 97 km (61 miles) from Ahvaz (c. 841 100 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Shūshtar (c. 77 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Rāmhormoz (c. 38 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ahvaz, Shūshtar, Rāmhormoz (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 21 km ESE of Masjed Soleymān, Iran.
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