A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Nīkshahr in Iran on Friday. The temblor was reported at 14:17:26 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 59.9821 East, latitude 25.8597 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/05/25 / 2025-05-30 14:17:26 / May 30, 2025 @ 2:17 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qk3y. Id of event: us6000qk3y.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chābahār, Qaşr-e Qand. Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Chābahār (c. 47 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Qaşr-e Qand (c. 37 700 pop).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 46 km SSW of Nīkshahr, Iran.
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