A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Bandar Abbas in Iran. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000plxt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000plxt. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 55.5634° East, latitude 27.1027° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/03/25 / 2025-03-22 23:43:11 / March 22, 2025 @ 11:43 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:43:11 / 11:43 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (44 miles) from Bandar ‘Abbās (c. 352 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Qeshm (c. 25 000 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Bandar-e Lengeh (c. 22 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bandar-e Lengeh, Qeshm, Bandar ‘Abbās (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 71 km W of Bandar Abbas, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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