A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Ardestān in Iran. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 52.201° East, 33.4984° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000plje. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000plje. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/03/25 / 2025-03-21 09:33:41 / March 21, 2025 @ 9:33 am UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:33:41 / 9:33 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearby country/countries, Iran (c. 76 923 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Kāshān (c. 272 400 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Dowlatābād (c. 33 600 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Ardestān (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dowlatābād, Kāshān, Ardestān (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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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 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: 20 km NW of Ardestān, Iran.

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