A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Akbarābād in Iran. The temblor was reported at 03:44:20 / 3:44 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q3va. Id of event: us6000q3va. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 03:44:20 / April 4, 2025 @ 3:44 am. Exact location of earthquake, 52.8314° East, 29.4382° North, depth 10 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Shiraz (c. 1 249 900 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Akbarābād (c. 98 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Fīrūzābād (c. 66 600 pop). Close country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fīrūzābād, Shiraz, Akbarābād.
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 21 km NNE of Akbarābād, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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