A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Nūrābād in Iran. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/04/25 / 2025-04-21 10:42:04 / April 21, 2025 @ 10:42 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000q7j8. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q7j8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 51.959° East, latitude 30.1653° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 10:42:04 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (51 miles) from Shiraz (c. 1 249 900 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Yasuj (c. 96 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Kāzerūn (c. 94 500 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Nūrābād (c. 64 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shiraz, Kāzerūn, Yasuj (min 5000 pop).
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 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 42 km E of Nūrābād, Iran.
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