Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes near Rāmhormoz, Khuzestan, Iran
4.6 quake 17 May 6:35 pm (GMT +4:30)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred early evening on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, at 6:05 pm local time near Rāmhormoz, Khuzestan, Iran, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.6 as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
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 Rāmhormoz (pop. 38,800) located 54 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Masjed Soleymān (pop. 111,500) located 89 km from the epicenter, Dehdasht (pop. 69,700) 91 km away, Omīdīyeh (pop. 47,000) 91 km away, Aghajari (pop. 21,800) 94 km away, and Rāmshīr (pop. 19,500) 95 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: May 17, 2022 6:35 pm (GMT +4:30) local time (17 May 2022 14:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 31.51°N / 50.1°E (Khuzestan, Iran)
Primary data source: GFZ
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