A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Piranshahr in Iran on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 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). The temblor was detected at 16:14:51 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q9rz. Event ids that are associated: us7000q9rz. Exact location of earthquake, 44.9969° East, 36.7665° North, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/25 / 2025-06-30 16:14:51 / June 30, 2025 @ 4:14 pm.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orūmīyeh, Koysinceq, Şemdinli. Close country/countries, Iraq (c. 29 672 000 pop), Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 88 km (54 miles) from Orūmīyeh (c. 577 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Mahābād (c. 162 400 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Naqadeh (c. 73 500 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Piranshahr (c. 62 000 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Oshnavīyeh (c. 50 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Koysinceq (c. 45 000 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 three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 14 km WNW of Piranshahr, Iran. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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