A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Bandar Abbas in Iran on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:03:59 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 56.532 East, latitude 27.7084 North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000pgxi. Event ids that are associated: us6000pgxi. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 20:03:59 / January 1, 2025 @ 8:03 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Qeshm, Mīnāb, Bandar ‘Abbās. Epicenter of the earthquake was 63 km (39 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbās (c. 352 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Mīnāb (c. 70 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Qeshm (c. 25 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 62 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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