Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 43 km northwest of Ardestan, Iran in the morning

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in the morning on Friday, March 21st, 2025, at 9:53 am local time near Ardestan, Isfahan, 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.
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 Ardestan (pop. 16,100) located 43 km from the epicenter, and Dowlatabad (pop. 33,600) 84 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Alavijeh (pop. 14,600) located 96 km from the epicenter, Rehnan (pop. 49,100) 99 km away, Isfahan (pop. 1,547,200) 101 km away, Khomeyni Shahr (pop. 277,300) 101 km away, Dorcheh Piaz (pop. 37,500) 108 km away, Najafabad (pop. 223,500) 113 km away, and Falavarjan (pop. 49,800) 116 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 21, 2025 10:23 am (GMT +3:30) local time (21 Mar 2025 06:53 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.53°N / 51.94°E (Isfahan, Iran)
Primary data source: GFZ
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