A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Masjed Soleymān in Iran on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 49.7858° East, 32.3006° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us6000pvkv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pvkv. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/02/25 / 2025-02-26 11:22:04 / February 26, 2025 @ 11:22 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 11:22:04 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Masjed Soleymān (c. 111 500 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Shūshtar (c. 77 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Fārsān (c. 25 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Fareydūnshahr (c. 11 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shūshtar, Fareydūnshahr, Fārsān (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 60 km NE of Masjed Soleymān, Iran.
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