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Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 07:19 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Bandar-e Lengeh, Hormozgan, Iran, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Saturday, December 21st, 2024, at 10:10 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Bandar-e Lengeh (pop. 22,800) located 43 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Qeshm (pop. 25,000) located 103 km from the epicenter, and Bandar Abbas (pop. 352,200) 113 km away.
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