A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb in Iran on Monday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:53:22 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000pwpl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwpl. Exact location of event, longitude 45.4794 East, latitude 34.4694 North, depth = 16.004 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/03/25 / 2025-03-03 20:53:22 / March 3, 2025 @ 8:53 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.004 km (10 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Tozkhurmato (c. 59 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from (c. 57 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb (c. 51 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Al Miqdādīyah (c. 50 700 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Kifrī (c. 30 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Mandalī (c. 29 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tozkhurmato, Mandalī. Close country/countries, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 nine 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: 35 km W of Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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