Significant magnitude 5.5 earthquake 46 km northwest of Fannūj, Iran
5.5 quake 5 Mar 7:50 am (GMT +3:30)

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake near Fannūj, Fanuj, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, was reported only 10 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 Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, at 7:20 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 5.7.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Fannūj (pop. 13,000) located 46 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Iranshahr (pop. 131,200) located 125 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 5, 2024 07:50 am (Tehran time) local time (5 Mar 2024 04:20 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.06°N / 59.4°E (Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran)
Primary data source: GFZ
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