Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - 32 km northwest of Ahar, East Azerbaijan, Iran, on Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 at 1:35 am (GMT +3:30) -
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Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 12 km depth
6 Dec 22:15 UTC: First to report: IRSC after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 6, 2021 22:05:58 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021 at 1:35 am (GMT +3:30) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 12.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 38.61°N / 46.74°E  (East Azerbaijan, Iran) |
| Antipode | 38.61°S / 133.26°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IRSC |
| Nearest volcano | Sahand (99 km / 62 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 32 km (20 mi) WNW of Ahar (pop: 94,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) S of Mincivan (Zǝngilan, Azerbaijan) (pop: 6,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) ESE of Ordubad (Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan) (pop: 9,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) NNE of Tabriz (pop: 1,424,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) S of Qubadlı (Azerbaijan) (pop: 6,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (54 mi) ENE of Marand (pop: 124,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) SSW of Jebrail (Jabrayil, Azerbaijan) (pop: 8,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) ESE of Yaydzhy (Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan) (pop: 8,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) SE of Hats’avan (Syunik, Armenia) (pop: 15,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 527 km (327 mi) NW of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  -3.1°C (26 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from SSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.5 | 12 km | Iran: 13 Km of Varzaghan, East Azarbaijan | IRSC |
User reports for this quake
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