Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - 54 km northeast of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, on Monday, 30 December 2019 at 13:49 (GMT) -

Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - 54 km northeast of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, on Monday, 30 December 2019 at 13:49 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 21 km depth

30 Dec 13:57 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Dec 30 17:58: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 21.0 km.
Date & time: 30 Dec 2019 13:49:48 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 21.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.54°N / 56.66°E (Hormozgan, Iran)
Nearest volcano: Qal'eh Hasan Ali (230 km / 143 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (34 mi) NE of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) NW of Mīnāb (pop: 70,800) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) NNE of Qeshm (pop: 25,000) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) ENE of Bandar-e Lengeh (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) SSE of Sīrjān (Kerman) (pop: 207,600) --> See nearby quakes!
241 km (150 mi) SW of Bam (Kerman) (pop: 99,300) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) S of Kerman (pop: 577,500) --> See nearby quakes!
411 km (256 mi) NNE of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (pop: 603,500) --> See nearby quakes!
464 km (289 mi) ESE of Shiraz (Fars) (pop: 1,249,900) --> See nearby quakes!
474 km (294 mi) NNW of Muscat (Oman) (pop: 797,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.121 kmSouthern IranGFZ
M 5.110 kmSouthern IranEMSC
M 5.125 kmSouthern IranGeoAu
M 5.420 km25 km of Qalehqazi, Hormozgan (Iran)IRSC
M 5.010 km33km NE of Bandar 'Abbas, IranUSGS
M 5.110 km伊朗南部 (Iran)CEIC

User reports for this quake (7)

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Qeshm / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Qishm / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Ras Al Khiamah (211.4 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
305 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Mīnāb (Iran (Islamic Republic of), 45 km SE of epicenter) : زلزله محسوس احساس کردیم و نکات ایمنی را رعایت کردیم (reported through EMSC)
(Iran (Islamic Republic of), 52 km SW of epicenter) : I felt a shake (reported through EMSC)
Bandar 'Abbās (Iran (Islamic Republic of), 49 km SW of epicenter) : that was Scary (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (15 quakes):
  • 24 Feb 2020 06:28 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 04 Feb 2020 12:03 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 20 Jan 2020 17:58 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (5 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 10 Jan 2020 08:05 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 02 Jan 2020 23:13 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    12 km (7.5 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 01 Jan 2020 10:57 UTC
    | M 3.1 |
    6 km (3.7 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 01 Jan 2020 06:50 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    20 km (12.4 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 01 Jan 2020 00:46 UTC
    | M 2.5 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 01 Jan 2020 00:13 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    11 km (6.8 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 30 Dec 2019 19:00 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (8 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 30 Dec 2019 18:43 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 30 Dec 2019 14:39 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    18 km (11.2 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 30 Dec 2019 14:26 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    17 km (10.6 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 30 Dec 2019 14:13 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details
  • 30 Dec 2019 13:53 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    8 km (5 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (3 mi) distance
    | IRSC | Details

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