A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Bandar-e Lengeh in Iran on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/12/24 / 2024-12-21 07:10:15 / December 21, 2024 @ 7:10 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0kc. Id of event: us7000p0kc. The temblor was detected at 07:10:15 / 7:10 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 55.1479° East, latitude 26.7644° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bandar-e Lengeh (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 35 km (22 miles) from Bandar-e Lengeh (c. 22 800 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 35 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran.
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