A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Borūjen in Iran. Id of earthquake: us6000q4c8. Event ids that are associated: us6000q4c8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 50.9612° East, 31.8358° North, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:20:26 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/04/25 / 2025-04-06 03:20:26 / April 6, 2025 @ 3:20 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Najafābād, Kelīshād va Sūdarjān, Falāvarjān (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Najafābād (c. 223 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Shahrekord (c. 129 200 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from (c. 100 800 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Borūjen (c. 52 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Falāvarjān (c. 49 800 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Kelīshād va Sūdarjān (c. 33 600 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Farrokh Shahr (c. 32 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 34 km WSW of Borūjen, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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