Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.4 just reported 15 km northwest of Javānrūd, Iran
4.4 quake 29 May 10:20 am (GMT +4:30)

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Javānrūd, Kermanshah Province, Iran, was reported only 16 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 35 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Sunday, May 29th, 2022, at 9:50 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 Javānrūd (pop. 38,700) located 15 km from the epicenter, and Paveh (pop. 17,800) 16 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kāmyārān (pop. 61,600) located 47 km from the epicenter, Halabja (pop. 57,300) 50 km away, Kahrīz (pop. 766,700) 82 km away, Kermanshah (pop. 621,100) 88 km away, and Kermanshah (pop. 621,100) 88 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: May 29, 2022 10:20 am (GMT +4:30) local time (29 May 2022 05:50 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 34.92°N / 46.44°E (Kermanshah Province, Iran)
Primary data source: EMSC
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