A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:51:17 / 6:51 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000gei2. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000gei2. Exact location, longitude 45.5368° East, latitude 34.2389° North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/07/18 / 2018-07-26 15:51:17 / July 26, 2018 @ 3:51 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kifrī, Al Miqdādīyah, Mandalī (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 38 km SW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran.
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