Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): Southern Iran Sunday, Mar 5, 2023 at 2:52 am (GMT +3:30) -

4 Mar 23:25 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 4, 2023 23:22:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Mar 5, 2023 at 2:52 am (GMT +3:30)
Status	disregarded
Magnitude	unknown (5?)
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	27°N / 55.37287°E
Antipode	27°S / 124.627°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	VolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	69 km (43 mi) NE of Bandar-e Lengeh (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) WSW of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 143 km (89 mi) ESE of Gerāsh (Gerash) (pop: 25,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 211 km (131 mi) SSE of Dārāb (pop: 63,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 300 km (186 mi) NNE of Abu Dhabi (pop: 603,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 402 km (250 mi) SE of Shiraz (pop: 1,249,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 428 km (266 mi) ENE of Doha (pop: 344,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 1037 km (644 mi) SSE of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 20.6°C (69 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Sharjah (189 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : While I was sleeping bed was shaking

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