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4.7 magnitude quake jolts Iran

13 August 2021 14:07 (UTC +04:00)

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Bandar-e Genāveh, Bushehr, Iran, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide, APA reports citing Volcano Discovery.

The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Friday 13 August 2021 at 1:31 pm 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.

Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.7 as well.

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 Genāveh (pop. 52,800) located 25 km from the epicenter, Dogonbadan (pop. 94,600) 67 km away, and Borazjan (pop. 86,100) 78 km away.

Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Buschehr (pop. 165,400) located 91 km from the epicenter, Buschehr (pop. 165,400) 91 km away, and Kāzerūn (pop. 94,500) 98 km away.