A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Qarnābād in Iran. 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 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 07:14:58 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/07/25 / 2025-07-15 07:14:58 / July 15, 2025 @ 7:14 am. Exact location, longitude 54.8579° East, latitude 36.7972° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000qcrc. Event ids that are associated: us7000qcrc.
Epicenter of the event was 37 km (23 miles) from Gorgān (c. 244 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Shahrud (c. 131 900 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Gonbad-e Kāvūs (c. 131 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Dāmghān (c. 67 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Āzādshahr (c. 47 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Kalāleh (c. 33 700 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Āq Qāyeh (c. 5 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kalāleh, Dāmghān, Āq Qāyeh (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 23 km E of Qarnābād, Iran. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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