Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - Iran: 21 Km of Bahabad, Yazd, on Friday, Dec 31, 2021 at 12:03 pm (GMT +3:30) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 8 km depth
31 Dec 08:55 UTC: First to report: IRSC after 21 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 31, 2021 08:33:54 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Dec 31, 2021 at 12:03 pm (GMT +3:30) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 8.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 32.06°N / 55.99°E  (Yazd Province, Iran) |
| Antipode | 32.06°S / 124.01°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IRSC |
| Nearby towns and cities | 154 km (96 mi) E of Yazd (pop: 477,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 584 km (363 mi) SE of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  10.9°C (52 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 8 km | Iran: 21 Km of Bahabad, Yazd | IRSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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