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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Northern and Central Iran on Wednesday, 5 April 2017 - information

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Northern and Central Iran on Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Northern and Central Iran on Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Apr 5 06:16: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.0.
Apr 5 06:22: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 5.8.
Apr 5 06:28: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.1.
Date & time: Wed, 5 Apr 06:09:11 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.72°N / 60.42°E (Iran)
Nearest volcano: Vakak (708 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
Wed, 5 Apr 06:09 UTCM 6.1 / 10 kmNORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:09 UTCM 6.1 / 13 km- 71km NNW of Torbat-e Jam, Iran[Map]USGS
Wed, 5 Apr 06:09 UTCM 6.1 / 0.8 kmNorthern and central Iran [Land: Iran][Map]INGV
Wed, 5 Apr 06:09 UTCM 6.1 / 10 km伊朗[Map]CEIC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:09 UTCM 6.1 / 13 kmNNW of Torbat-e Jam, Iran[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Ashgabat / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
masshad / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Mashhad , Imam Reza street (95.6 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
(101.6 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Mashhad / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Mashhad (103.3 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VIII (Severe shaking) (via app)
Mashhad (103.3 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VIII (Severe shaking) (via app)
Mashhad / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Mashhad iran / MMI VII (Very strong shaking)
36.325759, 59.494306 / MMI VII (Very strong shaking): That was really big and I experienced it but has no damage in Mashhad. But some villages near the center destroyed a lot
(104.4 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking): That was strong.... people ran outside.... spicialy people in towers.... We was frightned.
Mashhad / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Mashhad / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Very long and scary
mashhad / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
(106.1 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Mashhad (Iran) (96 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Terrifying... (via EMSC)
Mashhad (Iran) (102 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Thx (via EMSC)
Mashhad (Iran) (91 km NW from epicenter)(no details): It was really long. (via EMSC)
Mashhad (Iran) (91 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Take Care Of Your Familly (via EMSC)
(Iran) (35 km E from epicenter)(no details): زمین لرزه به جدی بود که اشیا و ستون های برق و قاب های عکس را تکان میداد ک و (via EMSC)
Kondovo (Macedonia (FYROM)) (3433 km W from epicenter)(no details): Omg terrifying im scared (via EMSC)
Gozareh (Afghanistan) (240 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Low (via EMSC)
Mashhad (Iran) (102 km NW from epicenter)(no details): God help us (via EMSC)
Mashhad (Iran) (91 km NW from epicenter)(no details): I felt an earthquake at Mashadd Iran.20:06 local time.I think it was stronger than 4.5 M (via EMSC)
Mashhad (Iran) (91 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Most of people ran out of buildings. It was like vibration and took about 30 Sec. (via EMSC)
Khaf (Iran) (142 km S from epicenter)(no details): I strongly felt (via EMSC)
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) (305 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Felt low earthquake in ashgabat (via EMSC)
Тошкент (Uzbekistan) (974 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Не ощущал. (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 5 Apr 06:15 UTCM 4.0 / 7 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:17 UTCM 3.6 / 10 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:19 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:24 UTCM 4.4 / 11 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:30 UTCM 3.7 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:38 UTCM 4.6 / 2 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 06:43 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 07:47 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Northern and Central Iran[Map]GFZ
Wed, 5 Apr 13:25 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Turkmenistan-Iran Border Region[Map]GFZ
Wed, 5 Apr 17:08 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]- 65km SW of Sarakhs, Iran[Map]USGS
Wed, 5 Apr 20:07 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Northern and Central Iran[Map]GFZ
Wed, 5 Apr 20:48 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 5 Apr 23:02 UTCM 3.5 / 11 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
Thu, 6 Apr 02:22 UTCM 4.1 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 6 Apr 09:11 UTCM 3.6 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 6 Apr 18:40 UTCM 3.6 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 8 Apr 2017
Sat, 8 Apr 09:00 UTCM 4.3 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
Tue, 11 Apr 14:11 UTCM 3.9 / 6 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 11 Apr 16:06 UTCM 3.5 / 18 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 11 Apr 18:48 UTCM 4.1 / 20 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
Wed, 12 Apr 09:37 UTCM 3.8 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 12 Apr 17:12 UTCM 3.7 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Wed, 12 Apr 22:50 UTCM 3.5 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 14 Apr 2017
Fri, 14 Apr 05:05 UTCM 3.9 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 21 Apr 2017
Fri, 21 Apr 22:37 UTCM 3.8 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sun, 23 Apr 2017
Sun, 23 Apr 08:41 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Mon, 1 May 2017
Mon, 1 May 03:11 UTCM 3.5 / 6 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 2 May 2017
Tue, 2 May 21:12 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Northern and Central Iran[Map]GFZ
Wed, 3 May 2017
Wed, 3 May 01:06 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Fri, 5 May 2017
Fri, 5 May 05:40 UTCM 3.9 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Mon, 8 May 2017
Mon, 8 May 00:10 UTCM 3.7 / 10 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Mon, 8 May 16:03 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Mon, 8 May 19:45 UTCM 3.5 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Thu, 18 May 2017
Thu, 18 May 14:37 UTCM 3.8 / 8 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 20 May 2017
Sat, 20 May 16:22 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]Northern and Central Iran[Map]GFZ
Sun, 21 May 2017
Sun, 21 May 19:51 UTCM 3.9 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sun, 28 May 2017
Sun, 28 May 05:52 UTCM 3.7 / 6 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sun, 4 Jun 2017
Sun, 4 Jun 06:43 UTCM 3.5 / 14 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Tue, 6 Jun 2017
Tue, 6 Jun 08:42 UTCM 3.5 / 6 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Sep 2017
Sat, 30 Sep 06:37 UTCM 3.5 / 12 km - [info]NORTHEASTERN IRAN[Map]EMSC

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