Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 81 km east of Qā’en, South Khorasan, Iran, on Thursday, 8 Apr 2021 5:45 am (GMT +4:30) -

Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 81 km east of Qā’en, South Khorasan, Iran, on Thursday, 8 Apr 2021 5:45 am (GMT +4:30)

Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 13 km depth

8 Apr 01:35 UTC: First to report: IRSC after 19 minutes.
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Date & time: 8 Apr 2021 01:15:57 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 8 Apr 2021 5:45 am (GMT +4:30)
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.49°N / 60.01°E (South Khorasan, Iran)
Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) ESE of Qā’en (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī) (pop: 40,200) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) NE of Birjand (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī) (pop: 197,000) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) SE of Gonābād (Razavi Khorasan) (pop: 43,500) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) SSW of Tāybād (Razavi Khorasan) (pop: 37,500) --> See nearby quakes!
203 km (126 mi) SSW of Torbat-e Jām (Razavi Khorasan) (pop: 58,900) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) SSE of Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh (Razavi Khorasan) (pop: 125,600) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (144 mi) WNW of Farah (Afghanistan) (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
241 km (150 mi) SE of Kāshmar (Razavi Khorasan) (pop: 96,200) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) SE of Bardaskan (Razavi Khorasan) (pop: 28,200) --> See nearby quakes!
823 km (512 mi) ESE of Tehran (Tehrān) (pop: 7,153,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 9.9°C (50 F), humidity: 32%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSE
Primary data source: IRSC
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
2.513 km13 Km of Haji Abad, South Khorasan, IranIRSC

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