Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 8.1 km southwest of Babol, Māzandarān, Iran, on Saturday, Sep 25, 2021 at 3:56 am (GMT +3:30) -
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Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 19 km depth
25 Sep 00:40 UTC: First to report: IRSC after 14 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Sep 25, 2021 00:26:30 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Sep 25, 2021 at 3:56 am (GMT +3:30) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.5 |
| Depth | 19.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 36.49°N / 52.63°E  (Māzandarān, Iran) |
| Antipode | 36.49°S / 127.37°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IRSC |
| Nearest volcano | Damavand (76 km / 47 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Babol (pop: 202,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 23 km (15 mi) S of Mashhad-i-Sar (pop: 48,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Fereydūn Kenār (Fereydunkenar) (pop: 34,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) E of Āmol (pop: 199,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SW of Jūybār (Juybar) (pop: 28,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Sari (pop: 255,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) WSW of Nekā (pop: 48,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) WSW of Behshahr (pop: 93,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 140 km (87 mi) NE of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) ENE of Karadj (Alborz Province) (pop: 1,448,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  23°C (73 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.5 | 19 km | Iran: 7 Km of Babol, Mazandaran | IRSC |
| 3.5 | 5 km | NORTHERN IRAN | EMSC |
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