A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Susangerd in Iran on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 10/12/18 / 2018-12-10 22:21:57 / December 10, 2018 @ 10:21 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 48.2105 East, latitude 31.3074 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:51:57 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000itmu. Event ids that are associated: us2000itmu.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Ahvaz (c. 841 100 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Al Hārithah (c. 92 400 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Sūsangerd (c. 41 400 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Shādegān (c. 37 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shādegān, Al Hārithah, Ahvaz (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen 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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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: 28 km S of Susangerd, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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