Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 81 km north of Mīnāb, Hormozgan, Iran, on Friday, 24 October 2014 at 12:38 (GMT)

Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 81 km north of Mīnāb, Hormozgan, Iran, on Friday, 24 October 2014 at 12:38 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 19 km depth

24 Oct 12:46 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Oct 24 13:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 19.0 km.
Date & time: 24 Oct 2014 12:38:56 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 19.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.82°N / 57.36°E (Iran)
Nearest volcano: Qal'eh Hasan Ali (188 km / 117 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) NNE of Mīnāb (pop: 70,800) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) NE of Bandar Abbas (pop: 352,200) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) NE of Qeshm (pop: 25,000) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) SW of Bam (pop: 99,300) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) SE of Sīrjān (pop: 207,600) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) SSE of Bardsīr (Bardsir) (pop: 37,200) --> See nearby quakes!
275 km (171 mi) S of Kerman (pop: 577,500) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) ESE of Dārāb (pop: 63,300) --> See nearby quakes!
389 km (242 mi) WSW of Zahedan (pop: 552,000) --> See nearby quakes!
477 km (297 mi) NE of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (pop: 603,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.219 kmSouthern IranGFZ
M 5.230 kmSOUTHERN IRANEMSC
M 5.246 km79km NNE of Minab, IranUSGS

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):
  • 19 Nov 2014 05:21 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 25 Oct 2014 12:40 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details

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