Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - Iran: 48 Km of Bahabad, Yazd, on Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 2:21 pm (GMT +3:30) -
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Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 19 km depth
15 Jan 11:00 UTC: First to report: IRSC after 9 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 15, 2022 10:51:34 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Jan 15, 2022 at 2:21 pm (GMT +3:30) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.5 |
| Depth | 19.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 32.16°N / 55.64°E  (Yazd Province, Iran) |
| Antipode | 32.16°S / 124.36°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | IRSC |
| Nearby towns and cities | 123 km (77 mi) ENE of Yazd (pop: 477,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 553 km (344 mi) SE of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  11.2°C (52 F), humidity: 45%, wind: 14 m/s (28 kts) from SW |
| 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 | 19 km | Iran: 48 Km of Bahabad, Yazd | IRSC |
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