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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 78 km north of Bandar-e Lengeh, Hormozgan, Iran, on Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:09 am (GMT +3:30) -

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

18 Mar 06:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 18 minutes.
18 Mar 07:36: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 18, 2023 06:39:52 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:09 am (GMT +3:30)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	27.2426°N / 55.0512°E (Hormozgan, Iran)
Antipode	27.243°S / 124.949°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	78 km (48 mi) NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (63 mi) ESE of Gerāsh (Gerash, Fars) (pop: 25,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 122 km (76 mi) W of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 125 km (78 mi) WNW of Qeshm (pop: 25,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 128 km (79 mi) NE of Kīsh (Kish) (pop: 20,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) SSE of Dārāb (Fars) (pop: 63,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 202 km (125 mi) W of Mīnāb (pop: 70,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 361 km (224 mi) SE of Shiraz (Fars) (pop: 1,249,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 25.3°C (78 F), humidity: 16%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SE
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	77 Km NNE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran	USGS
4.2	10 km	Southern Iran	RaspberryShake
4.4	20 km	4.4 SOUTHERN IRAN	EMSC
4.4	10 km	Southern Iran	GFZ
4.2	10 km	Southern Iran	IRIS

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