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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - Iran-Iraq Border Region on Monday, 18 August 2014

Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - Iran-Iraq Border Region on Monday, 18 August 2014
Aug 18 03:09: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6.
Date & time: Mon, 18 Aug 02:59:25 UTC
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.27°N / 47.65°E (Iran)
Nearest volcano: Damavand (581 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Mon, 18 Aug 02:59 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 18 Aug 03:01 UTCM 4.8 / 20 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:11 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 03:17 UTCM 3.8 / 13 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:18 UTCM 4.0 / 15 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:23 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:30 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:37 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:45 UTCM 4.1 / 9 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 03:53 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 04:09 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 04:20 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 04:39 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 04:45 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 04:52 UTCM 3.5 / 17 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 05:11 UTCM 3.9 / 8 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 05:14 UTCM 3.8 / 9 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 05:25 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 05:32 UTCM 4.4 / 11 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 05:52 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 05:57 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 05:59 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 06:27 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 06:31 UTCM 3.8 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 06:34 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 06:50 UTCM 3.9 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 06:59 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 07:54 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 08:05 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 08:42 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 08:49 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 08:57 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 09:02 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 09:37 UTCM 3.5 / 14 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 09:51 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 10:03 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 10:14 UTCM 3.7 / 9 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 10:18 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 11:01 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 11:06 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 11:23 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 11:51 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]Iran-Iraq Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 18 Aug 12:26 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 12:40 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 13:16 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 13:45 UTCM 3.5 / 9 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 13:50 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 14:32 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 15:23 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 15:25 UTCM 3.5 / 10 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 18 Aug 16:13 UTCM 3.7 / 11 km - [info] IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION[Map]EMSC

 

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