Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes near Mīnāb, Hormozgan, Iran
4.5 quake 1 Feb 1:36 am (GMT +3:30)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Mīnāb, Hormozgan, Iran, was reported only 12 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 early morning on Monday 1 February 2021 at 1:06 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mīnāb (pop. 70,800) located 104 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 1 Feb 2021 1:36 am (GMT +3:30) local time (31 Jan 2021 22:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 28.05°N / 57.26°E (Kerman, Iran)
Primary data source: GFZ
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