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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 45 km northeast of Bandar-e Lengeh, Hormozgan, Iran, on Friday, Dec 2, 2022 at 2:59 am (GMT +3:30) -

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

1 Dec 23:38 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
1 Dec 23:51: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2022 23:29:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Dec 2, 2022 at 2:59 am (GMT +3:30)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	26.8771°N / 55.1587°E (Hormozgan, Iran)
Antipode	26.877°S / 124.841°W
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	45 km (28 mi) NE of Bandar-e Lengeh (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 110 km (69 mi) W of Qeshm (pop: 25,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) WSW of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) ENE of Kīsh (Kish) (pop: 20,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) SE of Gerāsh (Gerash, Fars) (pop: 25,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) W of Mīnāb (pop: 70,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 280 km (174 mi) NNE of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (pop: 603,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 352 km (219 mi) SE of Akbarābād (Fars) (pop: 98,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 21.6°C (71 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹¹ joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.2	10 km	Southern Iran	USGS
4.2	10 km	SOUTHERN IRAN	EMSC
4.2	10 km	Southern Iran	RaspberryShake
4.5	10 km	Southern Iran	GFZ
4.2	10 km	Southern Iran	IRIS

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