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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION on Sunday, 21 January 2018

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION on Sunday, 21 January 2018
Date & time: Sun, 21 Jan 02:19:38 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.57°N / 45.62°E (Iran)
Nearest volcano: Sahand (361 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
مجمع بسمايا (180.2 km SSW from epicenter) [Map] / not felt: We were sleeping not felt (via app)
(127.8 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
(187.6 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Bagdad (188.1 km SW from epicenter) [Map] / not felt (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 21 Jan 2018
Sun, 21 Jan 05:45 UTCM 4.0 / 15 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Mon, 22 Jan 05:51 UTCM 3.6 / 7 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 22 Jan 21:46 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
Tue, 23 Jan 02:03 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 25 Jan 2018
Thu, 25 Jan 03:19 UTCM 4.0 / 2 km - [info]WESTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 26 Jan 2018
Fri, 26 Jan 21:12 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Sun, 28 Jan 2018
Sun, 28 Jan 04:07 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
Wed, 31 Jan 14:56 UTCM 3.5 / 12 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 31 Jan 17:53 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 31 Jan 18:12 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 31 Jan 21:29 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]- 21km SE of Mandali, Iraq[Map]USGS
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
Thu, 1 Feb 03:29 UTCM 3.7 / 9 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 1 Feb 11:07 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 1 Feb 20:14 UTCM 3.9 / 2 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
Tue, 6 Feb 12:28 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 8 Feb 2018
Thu, 8 Feb 12:49 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info]WESTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 10 Feb 2018
Sat, 10 Feb 17:41 UTCM 3.7 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Fri, 16 Feb 2018
Fri, 16 Feb 05:56 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]WESTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 16 Feb 18:21 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 19 Feb 2018
Mon, 19 Feb 11:02 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Sat, 24 Feb 2018
Sat, 24 Feb 16:26 UTCM 4.8 / 15 km - [info]IRAK REVISE01 (2018.02.24[Map]KOERI-RETMC
Sat, 24 Feb 16:26 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]- 22km S of Al Miqdadiyah, Iraq[Map]USGS
Wed, 28 Feb 2018
Wed, 28 Feb 10:29 UTCM 3.8 / 20 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Thu, 1 Mar 2018
Thu, 1 Mar 06:15 UTCM 3.9 / 8 km - [info]WESTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 3 Mar 2018
Sat, 3 Mar 13:38 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 7 Mar 2018
Wed, 7 Mar 19:01 UTCM 3.7 / 2 km - [info]WESTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sun, 11 Mar 2018
Sun, 11 Mar 09:48 UTCM 3.6 / 16 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 19 Mar 2018
Mon, 19 Mar 10:39 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
Tue, 20 Mar 02:27 UTCM 3.8 / 2 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 21 Mar 2018
Wed, 21 Mar 03:13 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 21 Mar 07:35 UTCM 4.0 / 20 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
Wed, 28 Mar 00:27 UTCM 3.9 / 2 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 28 Mar 01:19 UTCM 3.7 / 2 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 28 Mar 12:10 UTCM 3.5 / 14 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Sun, 1 Apr 2018
Sun, 1 Apr 08:35 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Western Iran[Map]GFZ
Sun, 1 Apr 16:01 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 2 Apr 2018
Mon, 2 Apr 03:03 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info]- 16km SW of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran[Map]USGS
Wed, 4 Apr 2018
Wed, 4 Apr 21:47 UTCM 3.6 / 12 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 7 Apr 2018
Sat, 7 Apr 08:49 UTCM 3.9 / 2 km - [info]WESTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
Thu, 19 Apr 06:36 UTCM 5.3 / 26.8 km - [info] IRAN[Map]KOERI-RETMC
Sun, 22 Apr 2018
Sun, 22 Apr 18:48 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
Mon, 30 Apr 22:13 UTCM 4.0 / 8 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 30 Apr 22:14 UTCM 3.9 / 16 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 5 May 2018
Sat, 5 May 10:49 UTCM 3.8 / 9 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 7 May 2018
Mon, 7 May 16:04 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Wed, 9 May 2018
Wed, 9 May 10:37 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info]IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Tue, 22 May 2018
Tue, 22 May 00:31 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
Wed, 6 Jun 00:07 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]- 25km ENE of Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran[Map]USGS
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
Wed, 20 Jun 18:47 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 23 Jun 2018
Sat, 23 Jun 21:37 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ

 

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