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Basrah (230.5 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)
Al Jahra (279.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
| Date & time | Mar 16, 2023 20:41:45 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 12:11 am (GMT +3:30) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.4 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.6°N / 50.2°E  (Khuzestan, Iran) |
| Antipode | 30.6°S / 129.8°W |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 4 km (2 mi) W of Behbahān (pop: 79,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) ESE of Aghajari (pop: 21,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 41 km (26 mi) WSW of Dehdasht (Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad) (pop: 69,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) ESE of Omīdīyeh (pop: 47,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 165 km (103 mi) ESE of Ahvaz (pop: 841,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 254 km (158 mi) NE of Kuwait City (Al Asimah, Kuwait) (pop: 60,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 268 km (166 mi) SSW of Isfahan (pop: 1,547,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 578 km (359 mi) S of Tehran (pop: 7,153,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  16.3°C (61 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.4 | 10 km | Northern And Central Iran | GFZ |
| 4.4 | 10 km | Northern And Central Iran | RaspberryShake |
| 4.4 | 20 km | SOUTHERN IRAN | EMSC |
