A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Bushehr in Iran. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:27:19 / 12:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000q495. Event ids that are associated: us6000q495. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 12:27:19 / April 5, 2025 @ 12:27 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 51.2722 East, latitude 28.8145 North, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Borāzjān, Bandar-e Būshehr. The epicenter was 46 km (28 miles) from Bandar-e Būshehr (c. 165 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Borāzjān (c. 86 100 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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km ESE of Bushehr, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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